French duo Double Mixte capture ’70s synth soundtracks on Italians Do It Better debut

A neon-lit collection of French synth-pop noire.

Italians Do It Better has announced the debut release from dark French synth-pop duo Double Mixte.

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Romance Noire is described by the label as a “digital thunderstorm of neon lit noire”, and channels “dark ’70s French film music”. Listen to the title track now.

The seven-track release features three new songs, ‘Arlette’, ‘November’ and ‘Romance Noire’, as well as instrumentals and an alternate version of the title track.

Romance Noire is out now on pink champagne vinyl 12″. Check out the tracklist and listen to the whole thing, below.

Tracklist:

Side A:

1. ‘Romance Noire’
2. ‘Arlette’
3. ‘November’

Side B:

1. ‘Arlette (Instrumental)’
2. ‘Romance Noire (On Film)’
3. ‘November (Instrumental)’
4. ‘Romance Noire (Instrumental)’