At a time when France has plunged into rugby madness, Naïve is opportunely releasing the official compilation of the All Blacks, the New Zealand team: "All Blacks The Music".
It brings together 17 tracks supposed to set the rhythm of life for followers of the Ka Mate Haka, which naturally opens the tracklist. The All Blacks evidently like sugary pop, which takes up a good part of the tracks. But they also appreciate reggae: with Fat Freddy's Drop, the leading light of New Zealand dub, the reggae bands are well represented. Heading them, the Black Seeds with Sometimes Enough, taken from their latest album "Enter the Dojo", released last month. Katchafire delivers a stripped-back reggae-ska, and Herbs treats itself to an accordion reggae on the aptly named French Letter, but they do not carry much weight in the end..
All Blacks fans ready to splash out will also be able to relive the Adidas ad and its behind the scenes, and watch several videos of tracks from the compilation, including The Black Seeds.