Maybe you prefer international intrigue to tired stories of puppy luv; if so, Eux Autres could be your cup of tea. The brother-and-sister duo’s second album, Cold City, was released in early December, but now it makes a great Valentine’s gift—for a friend who loves pop but isn’t in love.

Although Nicholas and Heather Larimer are American and live in Portland, Ore., they’re famous for singing in French, the same way lots of Asian and European bands of the past charmingly sang English lyrics they may or may not have understood. Even when Eux Autres’ lyrics are English, things don’t always make sense. Are they really cooing about “military history” and sports (as they claim), or are they sneaking in verses about an unrequited crush here and there? It’s kind of nice not to know for sure. Just enjoy how well these siblings can play together. Cause that’s indie pop/rock love.

And P.S.: If this is your first introduction to Eux Autres and the name seems a tad pretentious, don’t worry—it’s really not. Their website includes a band name pronunciation guide so us non-French-speakers can confidently say we like “Ooz oh-tra” and not “Ooks aw-trays,” or whatever.