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François & the Atlas Mountains are a French/British pop group, combining indie pop, folk pop, and African rhythms. ==History== The band is led by Brussels-based French musician François Marry, who has also been a touring member of Camera Obscura. Other members also play in Petit Fantôme, Jaune!, Archipel and Babe.〔Brown, Ally (2012) "(Fence Records Presents... The Away Game 2012, Isle of Eigg, 20-22 July )", ''The Skinny'', 25 July 2012, retrieved 18 August 2012〕 After growing up in Saintes, and studying at La Rochelle, Marry relocated to Bristol in 2003.〔Richard, Robert (2009) "(François & The Atlas Mountains - Plaine inondable )", lesinrocks.com, 25 September 2009, retrieved 18 August 2012〕〔Médioni, Gilles (2011) "(La pop minimaliste de Fránçois and the Atlas Mountains )", ''L'Express'', 20 April 2011, retrieved 18 August 2012〕 The band's first album was the mostly live ''The People To Forget'', released in 2006 on Bristol's micro label Stitch-Stitch . The band's second album, ''Plaine Inondable'', was released in 2009 on Fence Records in the UK and on Talitres in France to critical acclaim, receiving a four star review from ''The Scotsman''.〔"(''Plaine Inondable'' Review )", ''The Scotsman'', 6 December 2009, retrieved 18 August 2012〕 The band's third album, ''E Volo Love'', was released in 2012, and was also positively received, with ''The Skinny'' writer Chris Buckle giving it four stars out of five and describing it as "unabashedly romantic...a study in understatement delivered with finesse", and Simon Price in ''The Independent'' decsribing it as "gentle indie-pop jangle with echoes of Afropop".〔Buckle, Chris (2012) "(Francois & The Atlas Mountains – E Volo Love )", ''The Skinny'', 5 January 2012, retrieved 18 August 2012〕〔Price, Simon (2012) "(Album: François and the Atlas Mountains, E Volo Love (Domino) )", ''The Independent'', 22 January 2012, retrieved 18 August 2012〕 The album received a 7/10 rating from the ''NME''.〔Snapes, Laura (2012) "(Francois And The Atlas Mountains - 'E Volo Love' )", ''NME'', 20 January 2012, retrieved 18 August 2012〕 Marry has also released several lo-fi tapes and records. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「François & the Atlas Mountains」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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