Musique

I was clicking away on Spotify, when I suddenly heard this GEM of a song by Kolinga. Kept listening. And again. What a voice. What emotional depth.

Kolinga writes about this track: ‘This is the most necessary song I have ever written. In the midst of perinatal grief, while I was still bleeding, these are the words and sounds I needed to put down. Amidst the taboo, the pain, the guilt that we are told never to feel. I wanted to bring all these emotions to life, to freeze them forever, not only for myself but also for all those who couldn’t do it, all those who no one wanted to listen to. This song is also for that wonderful soul who did me the honor of accompanying me on this journey, a request for forgiveness on behalf of our societies that violently reject everything that cannot be seen. All this, in the most complete vulnerability of just a guitar and a voice.’

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

Big time sensuality. That’s a song by Björk, but also the bestest way to describe this new single by French singer Yade. Hope there’s a real video soon:

Sulty soulful sounds from Montréal, by Naima Frank. Third single this year of Naima, the others had a more pop/dancefloor feel. Also nice.