Reviews

Over a year after Rockfort first interviewed her at Les Francofolies, Maud-Élisa Mandeau's album has finally got proper distribution. Kieron Tyler enters her hermetic, emotive musical world. read more...

Cat Conway finds the spirit of the late John Hughes In both the anthemic, dreamy pop of Axel and the Farmers and Frank (Just Frank)'s Cold Wave-influenced tunes. read more...

Kieron Tyler compares and contrasts albums from two groups that are a little too eager to follow in the footsteps of Grammy winners Justice and Phoenix. read more...

Kieron Tyler unravels a complex work inspired by Marxist philosopher and activist Rosa Luxemburg. read more...

Saycet's glacial electro nods towards Boards of Canada and Nordic territories, but isn't quite distinctive enough for Kieron Tyler. read more...

David McKenna sizes up an album - the first ever UK compilation of Hallyday's work - that restores some balance to the reputation of the France's most famous rocker. read more...

Despite the band's unappealing moniker, Kieron Tyler manages to take a perverse pleasure in their Madchester-quoting debut. read more...

After working with the shoegazy Ultra Orange, the actress (and wife of Roman Polanski) has officially gone solo. But with the album being helmed by Keren Ann, does Seigner emerge as her own woman? Kieron Tyler thinks so. read more...

The provocateurs from Nantes are back with a new album that takes aim at a French news presenter and charges into hard-trance territory. David McKenna hears the battle cry. read more...

Will Kane sees actress and reluctant performer Charlotte Gainsbourg overcome nerves to give a quietly impressive performance for her first UK live show. read more...