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:
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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”).
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.
Clementine Weck
From Lyon, Clementine Weck released several songs and an EP (since 2024). Her voice has the right amount of melancholy (think Tanya Donelly), in her songs ‘it’s good to fall in order to get up again. Looking for the beauty in failure, the sweetness in pain.’ There’s a nice indie pop vibe, and new single Marcelle cherie builds to a fierce ending.
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.
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: