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A few tips for listening to Francis Cabrel's new album
Cabrel releases a new album... with a twist.
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Label: Concept albums
«The Melody Nelson Story: a musical and literary masterpiece
ARTICLE LONG FORMAT, Ivan Garcia | With his first concept album, "Histoire de Melody Nelson", Serge Gainsbourg swapped singing for a mysterious, poetic narrative set to rock music. A mystical, mythical album that elevates a love story to the status of a musical and literary masterpiece.
1966-1971: a golden age nobody lived through
«Je suis nostalgique d’une époque que je n’ai pas connue et que je veux vivre à travers la musique», déclarait...
Benjamin Biolay, «Volver»
It's one of those artists who didn't shine in their early days, and who have their faults, but whose albums suddenly testify to an undeniable artistic height. Such is the case with Benjamin Biolay's latest albums, the most recent of which is «Volver». A brief commentary on a great opus.
A sucre d'orge evening at the Montreux Jazz Festival
Le 10 juillet, deux révélations de la chanson française actuelle se sont succédées dans l’atmosphère intimiste et privilégiée du Montreux...
«Strategy of Hopelessness», a sublime lucidity
Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine delivers an album where sharp rock and dark poetry intertwine. Lucid without giving in to despair, the French singer-songwriter renews his quest for free, aesthetic and dazzling music.
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