A clear and mesmerising voice. Powerful lyrics with nostalgic touches. Deep melodies softened by Cape Verde influences. This is what makes Marie Minet’s fusion of genres as sublime as it is innovative. In her raw, but poetic way, she tells life stories that echo her generation. Marie Minet’s first album Clair Obscur is produced by Jon Luz, …
April March and Olivia Jean have released the music video for “Allons-y” from their split 7″ Palladium EP (out now via Third Man Records). The video was shot in Third Man Nashville’s famed Blue Room and features the duo performing the ESG-influenced tune with their band. The pair recorded three renditions each of the same tune for the EP, with April March singing “Allons-y” …
Written by Serge Gainsbourg, sung by France Gall who (according to the internet) was 17 at the time. This was a bit before her voice became a device that caused widespread madness. Like many female French pop stars during the sixties, she recorded and performed like a crazy woman. As in the US, they thought …
J’adore this modern pop tune from French singer Cheraze, “Promets pas la lune” (“Don’t promise the moon”). As far as I’m concerned, she IS the new Edith Piaf, the modern focus of sartorial elegance and a lady who knows hats. The tune is both boldly global and gamely gallic. The lithe hands of Cheraze float …