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Cléa Vincent, Felix Dyotte

Cléa Vincent has been featured on this blog a lot less than I could remember, been listening to her warm, breezy pop (with lots of tropical influences, but also some 80s synthpop) for a while now. This duet with Montreal’s Felix Dyotte is certainly feature worthy. Starts tender, gets some glitter along the way.

The song explores themes of traveling (“par-delà l’océan”), questioning who awaits on the other side (“quelqu’un qui nous attend”), and finding calm versus seeking change (“une nouvelle vague”). It reflects on moving away to flee worries (“fuir mes soucis”) and seeking new experiences (“voir ce que tu ne connais pas”).

Opaline

As you know, voices are very important by selecting tracks for this weblog. And Opaline‘s sad but sultry vocals immediatly struck a chord. So did her atmospherical, new wave-ish electronic music – I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the cover of her new EP has some Stranger Things design overtones. I really like the more danceable ADN, but do try the other tracks too.

Adèle Luisa

It seems to me that Franco-Italian singer Adèle Luisa‘s mission is to befuddle all of us with lush, laidback and leisurely songs that spark images of sultry beaches, fresh young coconuts and swaying palm trees. Take this floating airbed of a song, En Sous-Marin:

Or take this relaxing track:

More Adèle Luisa on this blog, here.

RIP Claudine Longet

Actress, chanteuse and former inmate (yep) Claudine Longet has passed away, at 84. This French version of the Diana Ross classic is among her best work:

More on Claudine on the former FillesSourires blog, here.

Fleur de Peau

From Quebec City, Canada, it’s the duo Fleur de Peau. On their Bandcamp page, it says that it’s a musical synth-pop project. Pop, sure. But with lots of dream pop guitars, at least on this new album. Listen to this track, that nods to the 80s, there is a synth present, and that wonderful high-pitched voice of Elle Dubois-Sénéchal (her musical partner is Louis Fernandez). There are also more folksy, acoustic songs on this very versatile album.

Calypso Valois

Posted earlier about the soundtrack to the movie Les Immortelles, made by Calypso Valois. See that post here, see the trailer to the movie here.

The full soundtrack album has been released, and it features a truly DIVINE closing track. Highly emotional (you can feel the tears rolling down the face of the singer), angelic because of the choir, soothing because of the ethereal synths and the reverb-y guitar. It has a seventies vibe because of those unsteady synths and basis electronic drums, it’s like the room gets a plushy, orange make over when you listen to Les Immortelles II. It’s 7m27s long. Dive in:

Auren

New ‘chanson cathartique’ by Auren (not to be confused with Aure):

Hotel Particulier

  • Posted on 17/04/2026
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Named after a Gainsbourg song, and getting better with every release, Lyon-based band Hôtel Particulier is high on the hot list of this blog. Gentle new single Dans ta poche (ooh listen to that voice of Mélodie! Yes, Hôtel Particulier has a singer called Mélodie!) is, again, a bright shining gem:

Iliona

  • Posted on 17/04/2026
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Iliona, from Brussels, is singing a song of heartbreak, or is she just thinking about what heartbreak is like? Seule, with that church like organ, and Iliona looking like the virgin Mary at the start of this video, has a very serious vibe, but the lyrics (translated in this video to English) confuse me. What do you think? Is this the real life, is this just fantasy?

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