Articles tagged "french"

Capsule Reviews

Mary Roos: Amour Toujours: The French Song Collection 1972-1975

by Deanne Sole

[9.Nov.09] :. Her songs are designed to be heard once and wiggle themselves into your brain.

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20 Questions Feature

Zachary Richard

by PopMatters Staff

[10.May.09] :. Zachary Richard’s Cajun accordion speaks to the heart. Let that sound get in your ear and you’ll be out of your chair and on your feet before you can say Laissez le bon temps rouler!

20 Questions

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Mélanie Dahan: La Princesse et les Croque-Notes

by Deanne Sole

[10.May.09] :. All of this is electric, attractive.

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Francoiz Breut: A L’Aveuglette

by Deanne Sole

[26.Mar.09] :. A savoury voice, a savoury album.

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Music Review

French, Frith, Kaiser, Thompson: Invisible Means

by Steve Horowitz

[7.Nov.08] :. To call this album chock full of self-indulgent wanking is just another way of saying, "Hey! It’s prog rock!"

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Music Review

Étienne Daho: L’invitation

by Deanne Sole

[27.Mar.08] :. Polished music with streams of semi-formal strings and songs in which the intimacy sounds autobiographical rather than sexy.

Recent Music reviews

Fredda: Toutes mes Aventures

by Deanne Sole

[21.Mar.08] :. These are songs that are made to be enjoyed almost without conscious effort, clever tracks with sticky little choruses that saunter into your head and refuse to go away.

Woelv: Tout Seul dans la Forêt en Plein Jour

by Deanne Sole

[12.Dec.07] :. Tout Seul is an album that had the potential to be pretentious. That it avoids pretension and seems instead intelligent, exploratory, and heartfelt, is a tribute to the musician.

Lunabee: Prenez Garde Aux Flots Bleus

by Deanne Sole

[19.Jul.07] :. A small, unexplained, perhaps inexplicable object.

Various Artists: Le Pop 4

by Deanne Sole

[18.Jun.07] :. A Gigi of an album: a voluptuous and innocent charmer from France.