well there's quite a lot of french people in this forum and you all know who the band Indochine is, but i hope i'll make some you discover this band =)
it's an old band, they started their career in 1982 (if i'm not mistaken) and their success with the public never stopped (even when the sell of album was slack, the gigs were always sold out!)
i'm not good at describing kind of music, all i can say is that a lot of people who loves placebo, like indochine too, and vice versa. I'm not saying it's automatic but it's current.
the best thing i think is always to listen by yourself and make your proper idea ! the sound has changed quite a lot since 1982, obviously, but the spirit has never changed i think. Plus this band is sooooooooooo fucking amazing in live! you should definetely go see them in live even if you're not a huge fan, believe it's a great great experiment.