One of the best French bands to join the music scene in over ten years will play the Róisín Dubh on Sunday 1 March at 9pm.

Nelson's music can be described as a cross between Joy Division, The Rapture and Animal Collective. The band promises explosive performances where aggressive guitars compete with delicate electronic sounds.

Formed in Paris in 2004, the quartet regularly played gigs around the capital before settling down to record their first EP, 'Bangkok Riot', released earlier this year under the label Diamondtraxx. Met with rave reviews, it didn't take Nelson long before they retreated back into their musical world to put together a first album. What adds to the overall power and allure of their music, not to mention their perfect handling of production equipment, is how they carefully tinker with the arrangements without ever repressing their simplicity; a simplicity, which cannot be overlooked.

At times the group plays with the same passive aggression of an amplifier pushed to its max and then suddenly listeners experience chills as a keyboard is stroked ever so lightly. In effect, the very essence of these musicians haunts the electronic consonances, which they use to construct a driving force that eventually plunges into out right obsession. Similar to Animal Collective, the group preys upon the nerves as Thomas Pirot beats his drums akin to an epileptic metronome. New Order and Notwist can also be heard through the distinct yelling of Gregory Kowalski, followed by the murmuring of JB Devay or the droning of David Nichols.

Tickets, €10, are available from the Róisín Dubh on Dominick Street.

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