Kungs, a young and talented producer hailing from the south of France, has been finding serious success with his latest track, “This Girl”. On the video alone there are already over 46 million views. He has been performing a small tour of North America and releases his debut album ‘Layers’ on November 4th. With over [...]
Discovered by Tim Sweeney and the first release on the Beats in Space record label, Paradis might be one of the most ambitious projects to come out of France in recent years. Simon Mény and Pierre Rousseau have bold musical offerings, inviting us to the unlikely meeting of french pop with the contemporary textures of [...]
Kungs (pronounced “Koongs”) is a 19 year old producer from the south of France, whose first album hits shelves November 4th. After playing at the I Feel Love weekend in Brooklyn this month and gaining wide notoriety for his summer hit “This Girl”, Kungs has announced a new set of North American club dates: 09.24 [...]
After doing research and lab work for a year in studios in Paris, Beyrouth and New York, the duo Aufgang is back with a feast of new and eclectic sounds on their album ‘Turbulences’. This is the duo’s 4th album and first on Blue Note France. Listen to/Buy ‘Turbulences Find out more about Aufgang on [...]
With their newest album, ‘I Could Be Happy’ set for release November 4th from Kwaidan Records/!K7, Nouvelle Vague have recently shared the ethereal black-and-white video for Athol-Brose, which you can watch below. Nouvelle Vague is a French band founded by producers Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux, which has gained wide notoriety for their versions of [...]
The lead single for Wax Tailor’s upcoming fall album, ‘By Any Beats Necessary’, featuring rap legend Ghostface Killah, has just dropped on Stereogum. Wax Tailor will be touring North America in early 2017. Here’s what he has to say about the track and album: “Without going too deep into politics, the album’s title reflects my [...]
Famous for his soundtrack to ‘Amélie’, Yann Tiersen has unveiled a brand new track, taken from his forthcoming album, EUSA, out on September 30, 2016. Listen to “Kereon” HERE. EUSA, recorded at Abbey Road, is Tiersen’s first ever album of solo piano music, and follows 2014’s album release, ∞ (Infinity). Find out more on Yann Tiersen’s France Rocks Page
Twenty years after their international debut, Air will release their first anthology, ‘twentyears’, on June 10. On July 22 a beautiful, limited and numbered 3CD/2LP Super Deluxe Edition of twentyears will also be released, containing a collector poster, the Best Of on CD and random coloured vinyl plus a third CD featuring Air remixes for other [...]
