The Kool Kids

They started their band by the name of “Poney Poney”. While not really being too fond of it, I was pretty satisfied with that name. After having some tracks released on the Institubes label, the French band, consisting of Antoine Hilaire (vocals & guitar) and Florent Lyonnet (bass & vocals), was facing some troubles and quit for a short period. Now though, after having overcome those issues, the French Rock band is back with a whole new lay-out! “Poney Poney” has turned into “Jamaica“.

“We’re now called Jamaica. Because this is a great band’s name, because we’re off for a fresh start and we hope you follow us. Our first album is in the making these days, almost done. It’s produced by Xavier de Rosnay and Peter Franco in a basement somewhere in Paris. We’re extremely enthusiastic about it. For those who knew Poney Poney, you’ll find some songs you might have heard before, only enhanced or completely changed. And a lot of new things too. Our first video is being completed these days by So-Me for our first single. It’s called “I Think I Like U 2″ and will feature extremely impressive technologies like photography, drawing and such. You’ll get to understand the band’s name too. We just played our first live show in Amsterdam at Melkweg (Of course The Kool Kids were there to witness it) and are really happy with it. A lot more gigs are to be announced, don’t miss us when we’re coming to your city.”

So the Parisian duo is going to release their debut album very soon. Pretty exciting stuff, especially when Xavier de Rosnay (Justice red.) is producing the album! Xavier also produced the old Poney Poney stuff like “Cross The Fader” and “When Do You Wana Stop Working”. Next to Xavier, Peter J. Franco is also producing the album. He was no other than the sound engineer of Daft Punk, therefore you can expect some fine tunes on this album.

Their latest track is called “I Think I Like U2″. It’s produced by Xavier de Rosnay and Peter J. Franco and directed by Ed Banger designer So-Me and Machine Molle. This video is truly a piece of art to say the least.

JAMAICA – I Think I Like U 2 VIDEO from bermudapants on Vimeo.

In order to download the track for free, you need to sign up for their newsletter. You can do so by following this link. Also, if your still looking for any tees to fill up your closet, you can buy Jamaica tees here.

We also have a treat for you as you can download their funky remix of Flair‘s “Radio” as well as their old tracks “Cross The Fader” and “When Do You Wanna Stop Working” here!

Downloads:
Flair – Radio (Jamaica Remix)
Poney Poney – Cross The Fader
Poney Poney – When Do You Wanna Stop Working

Links:
Jamaica Site
Jamaica Myspace
Jamaica Twitter
Jamaica Facebook

(Thanks to Amstereo)