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It’s not even the end of January, and I long already for the summer holiday thanks to this warm, loving ditty:

Very VERY beautiful Françoise Hardy cover by The Limiñanas, from their upcoming album:

No clue what this song is about (yet), but it sure is great. Love the floating vibe, the synths, the way Coline sings ‘n sighs, the subtle brass.

No real video yet, though there are images on J-JB’s insta (here). Not sure if you can really watch this temporary clip, but if you’re dancing (and you will) to this ode to the night, you probably don’t mind the flashy colors. It’s sexy disco baby.

Ah, a sign of life of one of our most favorite Canadian chanteuses, Salomé Leclerc. In this new duet with fellow Canook Alex Nevsky. No real video yet, alas:

Joe la panic‘s album is out, need to hear that properly, but this track I immediatly fell in love with:

With a bandname like Attention le tapis prend feu (Watch it, the rug is on fire) you expect the kooky, uptempo music like this great single by the French duo:

Saw Zaho de Sagazan, French chanson’s new hope (first posted about her in 2022), perform yesterday in Amsterdam. Small venue, about 400 people. And immediatly bougth tickets for her upcoming show in March, in the bigger Paradiso venue (1500 people). Zaho will do a proper European tour in 2025, and I urge you to go. This 24-year old, who told us yesterday that she’d never been in love, made all of us in the Amsterdam Tolhuistuin fall in love with her. With her boomin’ deep voice, with her presence, her 3 fellow musicians (all synths and drums), her smile, her jokes, her struggles with the English language.

But mostly we fell in love with her songs, the intensity, the danceability, the mix of sensitivity and escapism: big beats, big emotions. An extended version of her majestic debut album is about to be released, this is a taster:

The official video for what I consider is the bestest track on the newest Francoiz Breut album: