To call LéOparleur (pronounced "les haut-parleurs", "the loud speakers") a Rupa & The April Fishes clone is probably going a bit too far, but both bands are clearly fishing in the same pond. Like their American cousins, this French five-some also play a mix of bal-musette, Gypsy music, flamenco and a slew of other genres (the influence of Les Négresses Vertes is never far away), but unlike Rupa and her April Fishes, LéOParleur has a rougher rock edge. Vocally singer Maya Martinez has to share the spotlight with colleagues and brothers Josef and Simon Oster, doing their thing in a sort of spoken word.