Think Jamaica and you get Reggae, Marley, dancehall, or maybe even Lilt popping into your brain box, but you're pretty unlikely to imagine two pastey white guys, immaculate pop or, indeed, U2.
This Jamaica are something completely different. Formerly Poney Poney, this Parisian duo craft unashamedly ambitious pop songs, following the path trod so confidently by Phoenix and Tahiti 80. The influence of Daft Punk's audio supervisor on production is evident, not least in the searing solo and boyish vocals, while Frenchman Xavier 'Justice' de Rosnay adds an edge which has seen Jamaica picked up by Kitsune for its upcoming comp. Add to this the fact it has nothing to do whatsoever with U2, yet takes the time to poke fun at the permanently sunglassed one in the video, makes Jamaica a band to admire.
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