And with this VERY sensual track by Amouë I’m leaving you for the summer break. See you in september.
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Joe la Panic
New and very fun Joe la Panic song. Not sure what ‘tudum’ means, the song is about the struggles of modern day dating with boys only wanna, well, tudum. There’s only one guess, tho. Love the simple yet higly effective video:
Pomme
Also new, but this will take a few spins to really appreciate: Pomme’s new single. It sounds like early nineties grunge, the Veruca Salt/Belly/Liz Phair variety.
Louane & Elisa Palmire
Strong pop song, with a driving beat. Very different from Louane’s Eurovision entry. Great feature for Elisa Palmire, a new voice (2 singles so far, very smokey):
Oscar Emch, Anna Majidson
Nice duet between new(-ish) singer Oscar Emch and force of nature Anna Majidson, who was featured on this blog many times. Oscar likes it soulful, he counts Frank Ocean, Dijon and Childish Gambino among his faves. Those heartwrenching influences you sure can hear on Emch’s album from 2025, and in ‘Illusion’. A song with a good groove and a cool hook. And when you got Anna on board, nothing can go wrong really.
marguerite
Former participant of talent show Star Academy, marguerite (no capital letters) scored a megahit with Les Filles, Les Meufs in 2025. This is the catchy new track, very singalongish. Which is nice:
Yoa
Very cool, rock-ish new track by Yoa:
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”).