Tender ballad by MOrisse:
Marie-Pierre Arthur, Maude Audet
Two Quebecoises in one post, with promising new singles. M-P Arthur was celebrated several times on this blog. She likes to rock, loud and soft. This new track is an example of her softer, 70s inspired side. Cool bassline:
From Montreal, and focussed on pop from a decade earlier than M-P, is Maude Audet. This sunny jangle pop about love chases clouds away:
Saâne
Parisienne Saâne is in no hurry at all. This is her fourth single, since 2021. No albums, no EPs. Just a handful of tracks. This one’s a sultry, slow beauty:
Joe Le Panic
Slow song, dripping like raindrops, by Joe Le Panic:
Anais MVA
More upbeat and pop than earlier, soothing singles, Anais MVA’s new single is one to be heard (and seen:)
Francoiz Breut
Vif! is the new (ninth, if I counted correctly) album by Cherbourg’s Francoiz Breut. The first two tasters of the album were VERY good, and the album does not disappoint. FB never sounded so groovy, and early Stereolab seems to be of influence on her music. Which is nice. She sings about the power of nature, of reaching out and touching, the power of smelling. And dancing, I presume. This track really stands out:
Sale Gamine
French pop band Sale Gamine (Carla Verde is the singer) draw inspiration from disco (Chic!), modern electronics and French 80s pop (remember Gamine?), not unlike L’Imperatrice, De Flore or Angèle. A new EP (7 tracks, or does this count as an album?) ‘Beta’ is just out. Danceable tasters:
Dawa Salfati
You may have heard Dawa Salfati as a guest singer on several electronica- and dub-tracks, her own music is as chill as those tracks, but more folksy, more guitars less beats. The first EP ‘Tabou’ is just out, and her breezy voice is a good fit for the late-sunny music:
Corine & Courrier Sud cover Mylene Farmer
Producers Courrier Sud & Corine team up for this cover:
De Flore, Bonnie, Juniore
Three tracks you should hear! This subtle discofied song from De Flore’s new EP;
From Bonnie Banane’s great album (part English, part French), this prize and very fun track. Bonnie’s album is on Bandcamp, but I can’t share tracks (odd):
Plus, a very welcome return to a very fine form, this new exciting Juniore track: