Best of 2014 (part 8)

fillemystereGee. Last year’s choice was an easy one, crisp, inspiring, animating. But 2014? Maybe I’ve missed out on the really wow albums and songs, but … Salome? Nope. Coralie? Naah. Even Vanessa C. sounded like she caught the more-of-the-same disease, and Stéf Lapointe’s Les amours parallèles was, sorry, Guuz, fourteen fragile touches too much, surely the worst Lolita impersonation I’ve heard in many anni horribili. The most consistent, if quite conservative album concept of 2014 doubtless was Fredda’s Le chant de murmures, a coolly slumberous and laidback Americana hommage heading straight to Paris, Texas, including a highly charming cover version of Francoise Hardy’s Träume.

The song of the year is so fuckin’ Eighties bébé disco pop that even the most technically advanced time machine would immediately crash in the stroboscope blizzard. Especially listen to the no-wave guitar. Actually, the song is from 2013, but what the hell. And now try your music recognition app, s’il vous plait.

See You in 2015

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  1. olivier

    oops and thank you the link was still available !!!!

  2. olivier

    SORRY BUT I have JUST Seen YOUR KIND REPLY BUT TOO LATE … I WAS AWAY FROM KEYBOARD yesterday COULD U REPOST IT PLEASE
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  4. olivier

    thanks for allowing me to discover such a charming and talented singer . i have a request though because the french edition of Fredda ‘s album doesn’t include on Itunes the Françoise Hardy Cover of Traüme and i would like to own it or at least listen to it . Can someone help me?