Rootsy but never retro: this debut album, sunny enough to reconcile Midlake and Happy Mondays, Fleet Foxes and Sébastien Tellier on a Santa Monica beach at sunset, even boasts some bold production choices (the conclusions of Revolution and Please Stay, the groovy arrangements of Greetings From America). Flirting with both American influences and flamboyant English pop (Janis, I'll Be Blue), this first album infuses the intoxication of new beginnings with a more modern feel, establishing itself as both a brilliant summary of the past decade and a promising preface to the story yet to come. Johanna Seban Les Inrockuptibles