Je Suis France [Athens, GA]

Now Hear This!

[11 July 2007]

by Jennifer Kelly

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Now ten years into its rule as one of Athens, Georgia's best-loved party bands, Je Suis France has broken out its most professional album ever in Afrikan Magik. But don't worry that they're turning into squares -- the big hit is still an eight-minute space-rock epic... about a whale's erection.

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