Formed three years ago in tribute to the Hollywood starlet born in Chicago of Czech extraction, Kim Novak have similarly multinational roots.

Jerémié, Ugo, Cyrill and Hairday (quite) are all French, but continue that rather modern English tradition of mercilessly ripping off Joy Division.

To give Novak their due, there does appears to be more than luck and accident behind them.

They may lack the angst of Curtis and his band of less-than-merry men, but there is a certain solemnity to their sound.

And if I hadn't told you, you probably would be none the wiser as to their nationality - which is a good thing.

Now, I don't want to get into clumsy xenophobic stereotypes, but Daft Punk aside, French pop music is unusually dire. Luck & Accident is not.

Swallow and Female Friends in particular have a special kinetic drive.