Until recently, Tinariwen was associated with just one image: that of Touareg rebels leading the charge, machine gun in hand and electric guitar slung over the shoulder. The band ditcedh this cliché on their fifth album Tassili and it’s for the best. The founding members abandoned their weapons long ago and on this new album […]
Seven years ago, Ara Starck met David Jarre in Paris. She was a painter, he was a magician. Their meeting produced magic of another kind, crystallized today in The Two, a duo that weaves together its members’ atypical career paths, and melds their singularities in a shared intimacy. The Two’s music feels like an invitation […]
The alter ego of French singer-songwriter Dorothée, The Rodeo has developed a knack for unusual covers including Marilyn Manson’s “Beautiful People,” and Kanye West’s’ “Amazing.” The Rodeo’s album ‘Music Maelström’ (Naïve) was partly recorded in Dallas, Texas, and mixed by producer Stuart Sikes (Cat Power, White Stripes, The Walkmen). The Rodeo has played her rough […]
After a very productive 2010, marked in particular by the release of the Bank Holiday album (Indelible Records /Discograph) and a Chinese tour, The Lanskies have been back in the studio to record an EP forecasted for October release. The band is established as one of the breakthrough acts of 2011. The new EP with […]
THE INSPECTOR CLUZO deploys a dynamic style of soulful rock infusing classic rock and funk elements into their own “fuck the bass player” blend of energetic rock and roll, the band fully comprised of guitarist/vocalist Malcom Lacrouts and drummer/backing vocalist Phil Jourdain. Boasting a fully DIY attitude and system in every aspect, they’ve handled their own […]
“It’s like a magic formula to us,” says Olivia Merilahti, referring to the title of The Dø’s sophomore record, Both Ways Open Jaws (Six Degrees). “It produced many different images in our minds. It refers to A Mouthful, but in a more dangerous way. It can be a two-headed monster with jaws wide open on […]
The five men and one woman that make up twelve Bewitched Hands will put a spell on you, pop lovers! With incendiary choruses, psychotropic beats and catchy melodies, The Bewitched Hands compose the kind of tunes that may go straight into your Top 5 of rainbow coloured pop songs. Showcased at South By Southwest 2010, […]
Pronounced “eye-cue”, The Aikiu are a four piece new-wave outfit from Paris. They’re fronted by Alex Aikiu, a movie-mad singer and songwriter whose magnetic charisma and off-beat outlook give their songs a compellingly starry-eyed quality. “I’m very inspired by cinema,” says Alex, a former law student who is half-French, half-Vietnamese, “and when writing a song I always […]
