Poligone is a Franco-Swiss duo (Pauline & Hugo) who found each other because they both likes Flavien Berger, L’Imperatrice and chanteuse Barbara. They’ve been making singles since 2021. Their latest track refers to the golden age of synthpop/80s teen movie soundtracks; if you’re into Videoclub and Niagara, give this track a spin. EP is coming up, another track on Bandcamp.
Alain Bashung passed away on March 14, 2009. To mark that date, Le Couleur released an interesting cover version of his Osez Josephine. Without that slide guitar, but with extra danceability:
Certainly not the first time Osez Josephine got covered. Remember this one?
From her wonderful new EP, this beautiful track by the exquisitely voiced Myra:
You wanted it more modern? But sexy? Try this:
So, Coline BLF released an EP with six tracks. Some we already knew, some new songs. This is the opening track, and like other Coline-songs, it’s the cool sound of today’s French (-language) pop.
Marianne Faithfull has passed away. She’s best known for The Ballad of Lucy Jordan, but she also sang several French songs, like this beauty, written by Gainsbourg:
THE must listen album of the week is the new Lou-Adriane Cassidy lp, ‘Journal d’un loup-garou’ (Diary of a werewolf). The French Canadian singer outdid herself, with creamy songs (as in: the instrumentation has a warm, late sixties/early seventies feel) and poignant, highly personal lyrics. Some danceable (title track, with folksy injections, also try the exuberant ‘Alépok’), some just tender and slow. Also very special is de duet with Ariane Roy, called ‘Ariane’.
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