Jennifer

"You see, we never ever do anything nice and easy. We always do it nice, and rough", Tina Turner explains at the start of Proud Mary. Could well be the motto of Superbus, for Jennifer Ayache and the boys like to chew their popgum on the sound of screaming guitars. Superbus make superpop, with hints of Phil Spector's Wall of Sound, American nerdrock and British ska. You can say Jennifer is the French, darkhaired counterpart of Gwen Stefani-while-in-No-Doubt. She has the same girlish voice, but adds a devilish grin. So much energy, it does get a little tiresome at times, but if you crank up the sound, that kind of complaints are deafened.
They like to cover a classic popsong on every album, alas not in French. Next (third) album is out next month - wonder what song they will powerpop-ify then. Listen to their new single on MySpace.

Superbus - Sex Baby Sex
Superbus - Tchi-cum-bah
Superbus - Into the Groove (Madonna-cover)
Superbus - Boys don't cry (The Cure-cover)