If E volo Love was the album that made the world sit up and notice Francois and the Atlas Mountains, Piano Ombre should be the album that sees them make a major commercial breakthrough.
If Bois begins the album with an initially unsettling soundscape, taking an ambient sound and layering it with beats, vocals and finally moving to a full-on sax over electro beats, La Verite brings us straight in to an indie-pop world that's as colourful as it is enchanting.
There's a lot going on in this collection, and if anything the craft that's gone into the recording and production has given the band a more expansive landscape to explore, and they make the most of the opportunities it gives them.
Piano Ombre is shot through with the unique stangeness that makes Francois and the Atlas Mountains such an engaging act.
There are few acts that could bring together African rhythms, indie singer-songwriting and cutting-edge electro without it sounding forced. Francois and the Atlas Mountains do it effortlessly and playfully.
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