Dinner At The Thompson's

Dinner at the Thompson's make the sort of airy, mod electro that seems custom-made for the iPods of globetrotting Brigitte Bardot lookalikes. Their songs are confectioners' delights, far from world-changing but delightful nonetheless. Featuring French emigr Lucille Tee on vocals and multi-instrumentalist Fablive, the band nails the sense of cosmopolitan world-weariness essential for this sort of fare. Drawing in elements of jazz, soul and electro, the duo (which divides its time between Santa Cruz and Paris) merges the grittiness of underground hip-hop with the ethereal vibe of trip-hop, making music that sounds simultaneously contemporary and vintage. - Paul M. Davis sanjose.com