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Marie-Pierre Arthur

Canadian bassplayer and singer Marie-Pierre Arthur was first featured on this blog in 2009 (see?), back then we gushed about gothic touches and Eno-esque soundscapes. Later, we talked about ‘angelic moods’ and nods to 70s glamrock (here). Pop from the seventies was, and is still an influence on MPA, as her newest Album Bleu sonically shows. This soft rock beauty is a strong example:

But MPA isn’t just looking back. This fantastic groove is a NOW song, with (dare we say it, yes we do) African touches:

Emily Loizeau

A name we hold high and very dearly on this blog, the wonderful Emily Loizeau. This is her new single:

Dora Surleau

  • Posted on 05/09/2024
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Quick, quick, before summer is over:

Claude Fontaine

  • Posted on 04/09/2024
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Claude Fontaine (real name: Nicole Rosenfield) is compared to the big guns: ‘At times, Fontaine channels Jane Birkin as backed by Jorge Ben. Françoise Hardy locked into sonic reverie with Mulatu Astatke, or Margo Guryan making lovers rock’, says her record label. She has a gorgeous voice, and her first album was quite a sunny sensation. Her 2nd album is coming up, La Mer, and she sings in French (yay!!)

Meimuna

Beautiful new single by Meimuna:

Coeur a l’index

  • Posted on 02/09/2024
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How ’bout we kick off the new season with a solid indie-rock tune? By Bruxelles-Marseille-based band Coeur a l’index, whose first official single is highly charming (early Cure-references):

The band’s demo is on Bandcamp, HERE. By the way, ‘Coeur a l’index’ was an 1981 single for Muriel, in the Amoureux Solitaire-Lio way. See HERE.

Spooky

  • Posted on 15/07/2024
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How about a slow, sultry, sun-goes-down and night-looks-promising, half French/half English version of ‘Spooky‘? By Pijama Land? How’about a massage too?

Monokini

  • Posted on 15/07/2024
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This band (that celebrates it’s 10th anniversary!) loves the 60s, and who doesn’t? Their EP is called ‘Shoubidou Love’, they refer to the ohlala-sound of early Brigitte Bardot and Gillian Hills and the lead single looks like this:

Aud Rey

Pop with a big P, about an ‘amour avec un grand A’. Slightly desafinado, as we like it. Short but sweet, in any shape or form:

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