So so good:

Anna & Jacinthe, les soeurs Frangines. They make pop-folk, and have lovely voices:

With a plucky Gainsbourgian bassline like in this track, bonuspoints are earned. Delightful Dutch duo Donna Blue released this English/French, slightly psychedelic track. With a Beatles-reference, I’d say. Loving that bassline, the atmosphere and, as ever, that voice.

One of the bands that were featured in a very early stage on this blog, is Peppermoon from Paris. After a hiatus, they’re back with a strong, bossanova-tinged single:

Very lush, sunny, laidback tune by Marine. To chase the rains away, for dreams of far away beaches. Love the heavy bassline and her husky voice:

Interesting threesome: Thierry Larose, Ariane Roy & Lou-Adriane Cassidy. This sounds like the theme to a ‘Friends’-like sitcom, based in the 00’s:

‘Maud Evelyne sings in French about loss, love, birds, stars and the end of the world.’ Well, if that’s not sparking your interest, I dunno what does. Maud’s from Montreal, makes indie-pop and has a nice, comforting voice (think Jeanne Cherhal). On a blog like this you’d expect a more fragile song like ‘Pour passer l’hiver’, but this uptempo, melodic track is a keeper:

French singer Elsa Kopf (featured a lot here) took some time off (six years, if I’m not mistaken) but is back now with a new, stylish album. Her spring-fresh performance is still there, as are the slightly soulful & jazzy notes. This is a fave:

Los Éclipes is a Mexican-Franco duo (Dan Solo & Eva de Marce) who make danceable (well most of the time) songs with dark undertones and that high, sultry voice of Eva. This single is great:

Julii Sharp from Toulouse, France, released ‘Toucan’ back in 2021. Now, she’s re-releasing it, updated, on an EP with one more French track (the rest is in English). The atmosphere of ‘Toucan’ reminds me of the more quieter Kristin Hersh-tracks from the 90s. You can hear references to Cohen, Karen Dalton and Marie Laforet too.