In case you missed it, not only did David Guetta recently perform live on Good Morning America (his first morning TV appearance in the US), but this performance marked something new for the famed French electro producer – it was Guetta’s first with a live orchestra. Guetta, whose album ‘Listen’ was just released in the […]
Stromae has gone to number one on the charts of 16 countries but – until recently – he had never performed for late night US TV. Add another feat to the Stromae achievement list as he’s just played on Seth Myers late night show, where he performed “Papaoutai”, viewable here. The Belgian pop star is […]
The new Dr. Luke-produced album from Yelle, Complètement Fou is officially released tomorrow (9.30) and until then is available to stream for free on Entertainment Weekly here. Yelle, an electro-pop band singing in French which American audiences championed before those in their native France, have also released a video for the title track directed by Milord and L’Etiquette, which Brooklyn Vegan playfully notes: “looks […]
Here are several recent music videos from French-produced world music artists we thought you might enjoy on this Thursday afternoon. Melingo, whose latest album ‘Linyera‘ as released earlier this year, is a soulful master of the Argentinian tango and as his biography attests, “To be Melingo, one must walk the streets sniffing out poetry like a […]
If you’re unfamiliar with Talisco’s infectious folk-rock-pop music, now’s the time to listen. Few international artists are able to so clearly capture in music the mysterious yet captivating aura of Americana. Look no further than their rodeo-mash-up music video for “Your Wish”: > These guys are clearly influenced by more than just music, their cinematic […]
A new video from the young and wickedly talented Franco-Cuban twins who compose IBEY has debuted on Pigeons & Planes. They also debuted this great Bjork-tinged masterfully-enchanting video from the twins, “Oya“. The Track, “Mama Says” is stripped back and soulful with voice, piano, some light percussive effects and little else beyond the two girls’ […]
The new video for Yann Tiersen’s “Meteorites” features French model and actress Clémence Poésy, who will be familiar to American audiences for her roles in Gossip Girl, The Harry Potter film series, In Bruges, and 127 Hours (among others). Yann Tiersen, who composed the world-renowned score for the equally acclaimed film Amélie, has since continued through a […]
Some recent music vids, including Kellylee Evan’s crafty english-language jazz/soul interpretation of Stromae’s “Alors on Danse”, a lead-up single to Benjamin Clementine’s August EP (debuted on Pigeons and Planes), the final triumphant breath of Woodkid’s Golden Age phase, and a NOISEY behind-the-scenes look at the making of a Phoenix album. KELLYLEE EVANS – “And So […]
