NEKO took their time before emerging as the instrumental trio the band has become. Mainly influenced by rock bands, NEKO mix rock energy with post-rock contrasts, play with loops to create progressive ambiances, all the while knowing how to adopt a more direct approach when needed. “Explicit Lyrics,” the band’s demo, was made available in early 2003, the year that saw the band first hit the stage in Northern France where the band are from. After a brief hiatus to record the four “Ghost Tracks” that made it on the band’s first E. P., NEKO performed a series of concerts from Belgium to Paris, supporting bands like Magyar Posse or 65daysofstatic. In 2006, the band worked on the soundtrack of “Les Somnambules,” a medium-length dialogue-free film directed by Antoine Capliez. NEKO then decided to stay away a while from the stage to work on the successor to “Ghost Tracks,” finally to be released in 2008.

来自法国的乐团Neko的风格偏向于传统器乐后摇，他们的作品内敛深沉而又充满了张力，去年的EP作品《One Hit Wonder!》一直让我念念难忘，不过让人觉得有些遗撼的是，他们的作品在录音方面显得有些粗糙和沉闷，稍微有几分影响听感，这令我更期待听到他们的正式专辑