Paris' Squelette's debut LP has a little bit of everything within its slice of Oi, which is why its so good. The album starts with Nouveau Depart, an instrumental song that sounds post-punk in nature - adding layers as it proceeds - first acoustic guitar and keys, later a sax - lest you think this album is all gentle, the next three tracks will quickly change your mind, as they've got a high energy tempo, bouncing bass lines, background vocals a-plenty, and some burly vocals. The post-punkiness comes up plenty of other times later as well - next occurring on the intro to the final song on Side A, Dans L'instant - before it turns into what can best be described as a mid-paced drinking song. Not a bad song, but it does drag a bit.
Side B opens with another post-punk-sax-laden instrumental tune before it kicks into one of the stronger back-to-back punk songs on the album, Trop Tard followed by Le Vrai Ennemi. The chant background vocals on Trop Tard's chorus are really something, and Le Vrai Ennemi has an earworm riff and chorus. The back third of the album finishes up with the strong and catchy Ton héritier before we're met with the last track - another one that folds in post-punk sounds, but this time with vocals.
The second side is almost perfect, and the first side is not that far behind. It's a short album, production is warm and rich, and the cold-Oi parts sound just as good as the loud and in-your-face stuff. Great record overall.