• Artist website: www.rhesus-web.com
• Listen at: www.bebo.com/Rhesusband, www.myspace.com/rhesusmusic
• Available on: Amazon MP3, eMusic

Rhesus is a French (yes, French – I was surprised too) band that plays a brand of indie-rock that will be familiar to fans of The Silversun Pickups. Their songs are in English and the album owes a debt to U2 – the lyrics are delivered in the same sleepy croon that characterized All That You Can’t Leave Behind. The music is very much pop inspired, with simple structures, catchy hooks, and cleverly obtuse lyrics. The sound is rougher than their first album Sad Disco, but the rough edges make for a more interesting sound. The songs range from the bouncy “Hey Darling” and “Forever” to the downright morose “I Still Think Of You (Sometimes).” The Fortune Teller Said is a surprisingly cohesive album given the range of styles and influences (there’s even a ukulele on “Berlin”), but the strongest songs are the louder, driving tracks. Standouts are “Hey Darling,” “I Suppose,” and “Forever.”

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