Are we @ FillesSourires HQ shocked that an artiste called Sale Gamine releases a song about cunnilingus? Surely not. La langue au chat (which means a lot of things in French, from ‘I give up’ to, exploring a partner’s private parts with your mouth) is the new, punching hit by Sale Gamine. Clip is coming up, until then:
Belgian singer Selah Sue recorded a cover of the Gainsbourg-penned Harley Davidson for a new documentary on Bardot. It sounds very 90s rock-triphop:
Of course, it’s not the first Harley Davidson version. Here are a few strong versions. This one by Mick Harvey & Anita Lane:
This one by Canadian duo Lola Dutronic, electronic, fetish-y:
From the just released new album by Waxx. All covers, ranging from Seal’s Kiss from a Rose to this classic by Joe Dassin (with the lovely Lubiana).
One of the stronger songs on the Cavale album, with just a piano:
Very catchy duet between these two. Synth pop with a rock’n roll bass.
Lianor = Igor & Emilie, who make music that links to atmospheric triphop and dreampop from the 90s, as much as it does to 80s synth soundtracks. I first heard the interesting groove of Holictave, from their debut album. Now there’s a new single that is as mysterious & wondrous as that first track.
This is a home session, that kicks off with Holictave
J’aime le synth pop francais! So when I read on Instagram that there’s a compilation with mostly obscure synth pop singles from the 1980s, I had to take a listen. There’s only one conclusion: this is some serious synth ! Obscure, sexy, these we’re never real hits and not every song is great, but for the aficionado (like me) this is mouthwatering. Check out this track by Corinne Tell from 1987:
Or this gem, from 1983 by Fabienne Stoko:
Not on Bandcamp, but on YouTube, this disco’ish song by Kelly Way from 1984:
A regular on this blog, Montreal-based singer Lysandre. This is a very nice lovesong, indie-guitars, gorgeous voice(s), and that new wavey synth is really up my alley:
New, very beautiful Clariza single: