Listen to “Safari Disco Club” here

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Julie Budet, the femme-fabulous of French pop group, Yelle, took time to talk with us while at her home in Brittany, France. A beach town best known for its lush forests and Medieval feel along the Atlantic Ocean, surely, is not the most typical breeding grounds for a (...) Read More about Trendland Talks With Yelle (731 words)

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Listen to “C’era Una Volta” here

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In a little studio in romance-filled Paris, France, Nicolas Sfintescu and Ezéchiel Pailhès go as Nôze. There, lyrics of love (and lust), pumping pianos and loony horns resonate with an unlikely jazz-meets-electro flair. The French-men have a knack for gypsy jazz, and even a bit of reggae.(...) Read More about Nôze: C’era Una Volta & Remember Love (92 words)

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M83 released their catchy tribal shouting single, “Midnight City” for streaming and free download on the band’s official website. The shiny, new double LP, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming happens to be their 6th studio album and should be hurrying on up and releasing itself by October 18th via Mute/Naïve. (...) Read More about M83: Midnight City (120 words)

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Still pushing the limits, here is another single brought to you by We Are Enfant Terrible off Explicit Pictures. “Filthy Love” is a fun, dark, and sexy ride.(...) Read More about We Are Enfant Terrible: Filthy Love (48 words)

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Listen to “Love in Motion (Feat. Mayer Hawthorne)” here

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Ed Banger‘s boy, SebastiAn is releasing a 22-track debut album, Total, next week (May 31st). There’s oodles to come, including collaborations with M.I.A. and Gaspard Augé of Justice. (...) Read More about SebastiAn: Love in Motion (Feat. Mayer Hawthorne) (70 words)

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Being French and growing up reading trough this famous French mail-order catalog: Les 3 Suisses, you can imagine that it is a funny news to me, reading that Chanel and Fendi Creative Director, Karl Lagerfeld shot some pages for this mass business catalog (prices range from $18 to $220.)! From luxury to mass market, the Kaiser wants everything…

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French artist Baptiste Debombourg opted to create works of art on walls using nothing but staples and personally I think the results are outstanding.(...) Read More about Stapled Art by Baptiste Debombourg (28 words)

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The first track on this 1968 album holds the same name as the album itself and for well-deserved reason. It is French pop at its finest even for those who do not know a word of French. Though it is about saying goodbye it seems to raise spirits with its light and playful charm. Comment Te Dire Adieu is infective in every way – from the drums to the lyrical melody, the words to Françoise‘ sweet fragile voice.

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Nouvelle Vague is French for New Wave, a more than appropriate name for the musical artists as making covers of new wave tracks is clearly their forte, as well as post punk and punk rock. Their renditions of the songs absolutely do the originals justice, a rare talent in comparison with others’ not-so-successful attempts at covering bands. The French artists infuse jazz, bossanova, reggae, and even country and bluegrass influences creating beautiful interpretations that one would never guess to complement the originals so damn well. Their music would be most picturesque if ears could see. They’ve three albums of the “cover” sort and it is a hard decision if asked to choose a favorite – Nouvelle Vague (their self-titled debut album) released in 2004, Bande à Part released in 2006, and 3 released in 2009. Teenage Kicks from Nouvelle Vague’s first album is a playful, cheerful, female take on the original Undertones version; perfect for a sunny, laze-about-on-the-hammock day.

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