Pearl & The Oysters

The whimsical French pop-loving band Pearl & the Oysters moved from France to Florida to California; wherever Joachim Polack and Juliette Davis end up, their endearingly retro, sweetly sentimental songs and sound are likely to follow. Using a kitchen sink's worth of instruments, calling in sympathetic musicians, and showing off a very light melodic sensibility, the band's first two albums were breezy and delightful space age pop that fold in soft rock and jazz influences. 2021's Flowerland was fittingly nostalgic and summery, made before they decamped to California, where they picked right up with a pair of even breezier-sounding releases, 2023's Coast 2 Coast and 2024's Planet Pearl.