This album is full of classics: the pathologically catchy "Le Phare," the sparse and haunting "Luna," "Emily"...there's not a clunker in the bunch. The wild abandon of their first two albums is all but gone, but that's not to say that "Les Oiseaux" is sedate. In fact, songs like "Austerlitz" and "Gino" light up with energy. But it's a focused energy that comes out in the tight, inventive arrangements and the high caliber of musicianship.