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France-born and raised Pascal Danaë was in his 30s when he first visited Guadeloupe, the birth country of his parents; it catalysed a discovery of his heritage that his group Delgres have become a vessel for. Named after revolutionary Guadeloupean leader Louis Delgres, this is the trio's second album and sees them explore themes of immigration and racism, with Danaë mainly singing in Creole (except for a song or two in English and French). For the most part this is driving blues rock that has much in common with The Black Keys on hefty opener ‘4 Ed Maten’, shades of RL Burnside on the incendiary ‘Lese Mwen Ale (Fea)’, and even a bit of Franz Ferdinand on the angular ‘Lundi Mardi Mercredi’, but the group's USP is their use of sousaphone instead of bass, giving tracks like ‘Assez Assez’, a song about the refugee crisis, an air of Mardi Gras, or even Brazilian carnival frevo.

Throughout Danaë fills the songs with compassion for the present state of Guadeloupe and all those who leave their home nation in search of sanctuary; coupled with the raw power of the music it's hard not to be moved by these songs.