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Friday, March 30, 2018

say hello, wave goodbye?

amazing. wonderful. and so sad.
it feels like she's saying her goodbyes........

Labels: francoise hardy, french 10s, video

Friday, March 10, 2017

really saying something

WOW

Labels: french 10s, vanessa paradis

Sunday, December 11, 2016

O.S.T. J.O.Y

a nice little surprise of a song that turned up mid way through 'le refuge'

Labels: french 10s, video

Monday, February 29, 2016

L is for love

Labels: french 10s, L, raphaele lannadere, video

Monday, November 23, 2015

highly recommended

Labels: ariane moffatt, french 10s, video

Saturday, November 21, 2015

electronique

not ever been a massive fan of ariane moffatt - i liked the occasional song - but this is something else - the electro vibe works really well with her voice. great tune

Labels: araine moffatt, french 10s, video

Thursday, January 01, 2015

music of the year 2014

as is customary - here is my albums of the year list 2014. there was some music that i was really looking forward to that sadly turned out to be a let down (coralie clement, la roux, yelle) and there were some surprises too (adrien gallo, alizee, rebecca and fiona). all in all, not a bad year - a good year for scandinavian music, less so for the french.

happy new year everyone! mordi xxx

electric youth - innerworld - 80s film score influenced brilliance

francoise hardy - midnight blues - 68-72 recordings

marianne faithfull - give my love to london - totally glorious!

tove lo - queen of the clouds - the saviour of pop

katy b - little red - surprisingly, the most played album of the year!

rebecca and fiona - beauty is pain - dark edged club kids

adrien gallo - gemini - think sea,sex & sun and faded denim to enjoy

alizee - blonde - it's just good pop!

robyn & royksopp - do it again - electro icons unite

Labels: 2014, 2015. yearlist, french 10s, scandi

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

ok,ok, so i know i have terribly lazy and very quiet for a while. surely once you've watched this, you'll forgive me. this is so freakin cool. marion cotillard singing! the biggest slice of electrocool and a visual delight. happy christmas everyone......

Labels: french 10s, marion cotillard, video

Saturday, August 23, 2014

she's back!

after my rant about alizee over a year ago where i disowned her (!) after her last album and her duet with norman wisdom-a-like olly murs - she is back. she won 'dance avec les stars' (dancing with the stars/strictly come dancing) and now has released a new album; 'blonde'- and it's good! the title track is a bit naff but the rest bring her back on form. with help from pascal obispo (love his own song 'fan') and zazie (too many good songs to name here) - she even sings a song titled 'mylene farmer'........!

listen to this track with lyrics by zazie.

welcome back alizee (don't fuck it up again please)

Labels: alizee, french 10s

Friday, July 11, 2014

a star is reborn

i love marie espinosa. her debut album is still one of my favourites even after all these years since it was first released. now after a long, long wait she is back. it looks like she's chosen not to work with a record company but to release songs in her own time, in her own way. that's fine with me, just as long as she releases something. this first taster of her new material is full of joie de vivre and she sounds just as great as always. welcome back marie!

Labels: french 10s, marie espinosa, video

Tuesday, December 03, 2013

50 shades of gris

MELANIE LAURENT - IL FAIT GRIS

ohmygod- i love this so much - it is soooooooo sad. such a beautiful song.

how long will we have to wait for another album melanie?

Labels: french 10s, melanie laurent

Sunday, October 06, 2013

guest post

check out my review of the new alka album on the marvy filles sourires

Labels: alka, french 10s

Thursday, May 23, 2013

love love songs

i just needed to tell you how amazing vanessa paradis new album is! its a double album - mostly written by benjamin biolay - and it's gets better and better with every listen. if you like coralie clement and carla bruni then you will love this. a great mix of sounds over the album too from soft samba, to nick cave-esque death ballads, to love songs.

this will be one of the albums of the year.

Labels: french 10s, vanessa paradis

Sunday, January 20, 2013

hey hey it's alizee

i am assuming they way everyone is singing along that these 2 songs she is singing are cover versions - i wish she would record 'la vie par procuration' - it really suited her. the best thing about these clips is her sailor moon tattoo - i am well jealous!

Labels: alizee, french 10s, video

Sunday, March 11, 2012

berry's back!

i'm so pleased to let you know that berry is back! she has new album coming out (les passagers) at the end of april - the music still sounds gorgeous and she looks amazing on the album cover too.

Labels: berry, french 10s, video

Sunday, February 12, 2012

black and gold

i was so disappointed by mylene farmers blue noir album but i absolutely love this song from it.

Labels: french 10s, mylene farmer, video

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

charlotte gainsbourg - stage whisper
an album of songs left over from 5.55 and i.r.m. yet it sounds like a legitimate album in its own right. the music ranges from angry electronica to whispery beautiful ballads. plus it has the added bonus of a live album too. marvy!

Labels: charlotte gainsbourg, french 10s, video