The first demo by Zëro - the reincarnation of Bästard!, a group which had its origins in the Deity Guns (initiators of the French post-rock movement ) - is already 10 years old and "San Francisco" is their 5th album.

A red album. just like there have been white albums or black albums. A major album in a discography, in the history of a group.

The style is the same as can be recognized in all the records but the total break with the past is fascinating.

Zëro now play as a trio and the group has gained in coherency. One after the other, the tracks flow fluidly together as a whole despite the complexity of the arrangements and the multiple cinematographic or musical references, with both sides of the record containing a mix of contained violence and tense atmospheres.

But what is surprising about "San Francisco" is the tracks which are almost pop (in the best sense of the term, as The Feelies or Wire were immense pop groups) with their dynamic falsely laidback nonchalance which makes you want to jump in the car with the radio on full blast and speed down an ocean road.