Back in 2014, this blog posted a track by Juliette Armanet, and after that: crickets. Weird. She made a few albums after 2014, in 2021 the kinda brilliant, very danceable Brûler le feu was released. This lead track is not recent, but burns like a house on fire:
Françaises who coo over synthetic beats – ever since Elli & Jacno decided to go electronic, this combination kept up its appeal. Lio! Niagara! Agathe! Mikado! Ah, les 80s! This year, we already had DyE, Cléa Vincent and Exotica, now Parisienne Juliette Armanet steps into the neon light. If you google her, you find four videos on Vimeo, with kooky indie songs in the vein of duo Brigitte. L’amour en solitaire (surely a reference to Lio, no?) is different, more France Gall meets Sebastien Tellier. The track was produced by Yuksek.
And if you look closely to the cover picture, you’ll see a variation on the girl with a beard theme…
That disco-vibe, in songs by Juliette Armanet, Corine, Clara Luciani et al, I can’t get enough of it. Marie-Flore’s new single is all that too:
Still, after 13 editions, it’s Parfait Eté and not L’été Parfait. And still, after 13 years, it’s a round up of great summery French tunes, indie, pop, electronica, chanson. Juliette Armanet, Lord Huron, Bertrand Belin, Jacques, Emma Peters, Amouë, and waaay more. Check it out here tiny.cc/parfete
As a follow up to the Juliette Armanet track below, I thought it would be nice to compile a playlist with nouveau disceau songs: chanteuses who’re influenced by Chic-like guitargrooves, irresistable handclaps and sugary strings. Armanet, Corine, Coeur de Pirate even, Yuksek at the controls of Brigitte and Therapie Taxi, even more! Find that playlist HERE.
