The word coming in from France is that Superfly are the best band to hit the Alps in 7 years…

And that's no insult to the great bands of the past and present - Contraband (Val d'Isere), The Hoax (Chamonix), Shibboleth and Blue Funkt (all over), Super U (Meribel and now Chamonix) et al - but the feedback on these lads is that they really are 'super fly'.

Natch, we've snapped them up to headline at the TMC/Natives Workers Challenge on 7 March.

Reports regularly point to an energy and vitality running through their set, which manages to juggle Ah Ha with Wilson Picket and their James Brown (a sure benchmark for any band) is apparently the best you'll ever see.

Variety is the theme - each member takes turns at singing; they often swap instruments; and the sets are never the same.  Recently at Les Castors in Meribel they even started 'free jamming' along with DJ Jim from Dicks (the pics here are from this night).

You can see Superfly for yourself at in Meribel at the Rond Point or Les Castors for After Ski and Dicks Tea Bar or Le Pub in the evening. In Courchevel, they play the Kalico and the Verseau in fashionable but aloof Brides les Bains (irony intended), while their home patch is Pub Le Ski Lodge in La Tania.

Anyone in Val d'Isere can check out their debut gig at Dick's Tea Bar on Wednesday 7 Feb for After Ski and laters (11pm start). Miss this one at your peril!

Superfly are Dan Sells, Kevin Jeremiah, Andrew Mckinney and Paul Stewart.