Been a while since we posted about Keren Ann. She’s still around, she still plays and today she tweeted about the cover of her song Strange Weather recorded by Anna Calvi and David Byrne.
It’s from a cover-EP by Calvi, more here.
Les Soeurs Boulay
Les Soeurs Boulay spoiled their fans with a free songs this week. If you’re not on their mailing list (click!), but call yourself a fan, you should really hear this great track. Includes a musical saw!
Les Soeurs Boulay – Ça
Fear of Men
Brit-duo Fear of Men (Jessica and Daniel) made a French-language version of one of the highlights on their latest album, Loom. Fear of Men is up there with Camera Obscura, Young Marble Giants and Marine Girls. Or, more recent, Hotel Morphée and Forêt. (Merci Joris)
M’Barka Ben Taleb sings Serge
M’Barka Ben Taleb hails from Tunesia, but is a minor star in Italy. She already made four albums, one of her songs is in the movie Fading Gigolo (starring Vanessa Paradis). On Ben Taleb’s upcoming album Passion Fruits, there’s a cover of Je t’aime… moi non plus. Featuring a well-known sample.
Theremynt
It almost seems like we’re posting either filles from Canada on this blog, or girls/boy-girl-duo’s influenced by Elli & Jacno. Here’s yet another duo: Theremynt. Emma and Yann are influeced by Philip K. Dick-novels and, yes, Elli & Jacno. Check out the remixes as well:
Karen Brunon
Formerly of the band Circus, here’s Karen Brunon first single. With a little help from Benjamin Biolay:
Hôtel Morphée
One of this blog’s favourite brooding, Gothic bands returns this autumn with a brand new album and a new sound.
Montréal-based Hôtel Morphée release the long-awaited follow-up to last year’s “Des histoires de fantômes”, with the September release of “Rêve américain.”
While still dark and brooding, the new album promises a more openly poppy sound. The band have just released a thumping single from the album, “Dernier jour” that hints at the disjoint between dreams and the sobering light of reality and as as to be expected from the band, is deliciously subversive. There’s that trademarked and liberal use of the syncopated rhythms of orchestral strings, but this time around they’re married to a distinctive rockier beat and Laurence Nerbonne’s vocals take on a distinctive rasping (and at times sultry) edge, especially with the subtle reverb added to the chorus…
“Dernier jour” serves as a tantalising tease for an album that is going to be eagerly awaited.
Laurence Nerbonne
Laurence Nerbonne
Laurence Nerbonne
Biolay
Benjamin Biolay has a few things to say about the gain of the Front National in France:
Karin Clercq
Been a while since we heard from Belgian beauty Karin Clercq. For a new single she teamed up with Benjamin Schoos and Jacques Duvall (also behind Mademoiselle 19, Lio, Phantom, etc) and made a song reminiscent of Pet Shop Boys, Human League and New Order. Check: