Ilo Veyou is unmistakably Camille and yet, at the same time, infinitely different. It's got the usual infectious quality though and I'm not ashamed to say that I was instantly smitten. (Not that I was expecting anything less, mind you). There are some wonderfully haunting songs here, particularly 'She Was', 'Le Berger' and 'Le Banquet'. But there's the familiar 'out to lunchness' too. The title track is a good example, as is the above clip of 'Mars is no fun' (watch for the line which includes '...a shopping mall in Milton Keynes'); but the echoing climes of 'La France' reaffirms that Ms Dalmais is still completely 'le barking!' But, as the a cappella brilliance of the closing 'Tout dit' fades away, there's no doubt that this is an album of a calibre that helps Camille ascend to a new height. Next week's only UK appearance at Hackney Empire promises to be another eclectic experience for us.
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