
THE CLAUDETTES
The White Stripes and Black Keys rock the blues with a guitar attack. Like the Bad Plus, the Claudettes brandish a piano instead. But the Claudettes have created their own fanatical fusion of blues and soul-jazz—like Ray Charles on a punk kick. Recently—on tour and on their new album NO HOTEL—the Claudettes added 24-year-old Nigerian-American singer-dancer Yana. Bringing her flair for '60s pop-soul and French Ye-Ye songs to the band, she has lifted their live shows and studio recordings to exciting new heights.