The Marseille Figs have effected a brilliant collision of folk styles. The suited, trilby-ed trio occupy the centre of a Venn diagram connecting country, blues, punk, oompah and jumping jive music. It is an entertaining and novel acoustic sound driven by assertive vocals embedded in well-crafted songs.

It is not only their music that is boundary crossing. The band itself has roots in three European countries. Frontman and former artist J. Maizlich resides in Berlin (but still keeps a foot in his earlier profession, most recently working with artist Marcia Farquhar), while accordionist Dorian McFarland and saxophonist Tom Chant have established presences in London and Barcelona. Marseille holds its place in the band’s history as the city where Maizlich met McFarland at an art show. The importance of figs is not apparent.