ALBUM REVIEW: JOHNJOHN "JOHNJOHN" There was a time when bands with a French vibe were the height of cool. When the likes of Daft Punk and Air were flying the Tricolore for their homeland, we couldn’t get enough of the muzak de jour from our friends on the other side of the Chunnel. Had Joh John released their gentle and genuine collection of songs at the height of the French frenzy, there is no doubt they would have been greeted rapturously. It’s little surprise though, that this innovative and industry-shunning duo are singing from their own song-sheet and refuse to be sucked into the folly of music-business fashion. John John are Anthony Worn and Benoit Viellefon. The music is a delicate, acoustic melt of Crowded House & Beatles influences, woven with the heady, summer scent of Paris in the spring. It’s hard to believe that only half of John John is actually from France. Worn’s seductive accent sounds far removed from its Newcastle origins. It is refreshing and entirely compatible with the style of the