In December, the long Dutronc & Dutronc tour ends in the big Accor Arena in Paris (that holds 20k visitors). Thomas re-arranged the work of his dad Jaqcues, both are on stage. Youtube is flooded with great live clips. The work of Jacques is still a staple, also with younger artists. As this synthpop version by boy-girl duo Evergreen proves:
The new Biolay/Luciani duet Santa Clara is out. It is a great post-summer, danceable track:
It is not the first time Ben en Clara teamed up. This is when they covered Bardot & Gainsbourg (live, sound’s not very good alas):
This is them duetting on Chere Inconnue, from Biolay’s debut album:
Lovely song, even lovelier clip
Dutch retro-yeye queen Fleur is releasing new album, this is the first single:
Le Capharnaum means ‘giant mess’, by the way.
Marine debuted in 2015 with a sweet, gentile, soulful EP, then took her time to grow up artistically (I guess). It took a while before she returned to the scene, but this new single is AMAZING. Well worth the wait. She wrote and produced the track by herself.
Love this summery track
Mezzanine is French quartet, that label themselves as ‘soft music from higher grounds.’ It’s leisurely, includes the cristaline voiced Marine and probably sounds best when the sun hits the sky, and doing things is not an option. Lay back, relax, listen to the 5-track.
Many moons ago I wished for a full French album by Isobel Campbell. And tho that wish hasn’t been granted yet, ‘Paris n’existe pas’ by Son Parapluie sure helps. Son Parapluie = Jerome Didelot, he of Orwell, and together with Jah Wobble and others he made an album that brings back the heydays of Hardy, Birkin & Gainsbourg, and Barouh. It’s sweet and agreable, but fans of this blog have heard more, and better. Still, it’s ms. Campbell in French: