Axe Riverboy

“Let me drop my guard and see what I can do without”, sings Axe Riverboy on the opening track “Guard” from his debut album TuTu To Tango.
With these revealing opening lyrics, TAHITI 80's front-man and principle songwriter, Xavier Boyer, one the most distinctive and loved voices in indie-rock, further propels French Rock on it's upward spiral with his long awaited solo record. Recording under the nom de plume Axe Riverboy (actually an anagram of Xavier Boyer's name, and trust us, folks, that ain't easy to do), his debut solo full length, TuTu To Tango, is a blend of superb songwriting, roomful-of-friends-sing-a-long choruses, ringing guitars, and pianos compressed hard enough to do the Beatle's boardmen George Martin (or, Geoff Emerick) proud.

Xavier played most of the instruments himself and wrote this entire album, a warm rediscovery of rock and pop with folk overtones. He brilliantly draws in many ways from the sounds upon which early Tahiti 80 thrived (think of their critically lauded album Puzzle). Xavier's Axe Riverboy project gets a helping hand on production by Tahiti 80 bandmate and live favorite Pedro Resende and the album is mixed by Tony Lash (Elliot Smith, The Dandy Warhols, Tahiti 80).

Expect an Axe Riverboy US tour this fall with dates to be announced. Meanwhile, to celebrate the release of Xavier's new album, Minty Fresh is giving away a free MP3! Download “Round About” and get a sample of TUTU TO TANGO, we hope you enjoy!