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      <title>"Tête Dans Les Nuages" - Monagi</title>
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Direction Gand cette fois, avec le nouvel album de Monagi, "T&ecirc;te Dans Les Nuages" (L&eacute;gumes Records).
Deuxi&egrave;me album solo du musicien-produc...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Direction Gand cette fois, avec le nouvel album de <a href="https://www.facebook.com/monagiofficial">Monagi</a>, "T&ecirc;te Dans Les Nuages" (L&eacute;gumes Records).</p>
<p>Deuxi&egrave;me album solo du musicien-producteur Jess Jacob, cet opus assied un univers &eacute;trangement familier et pourtant profond&eacute;ment personnel ... Familier car &agrave; l'&eacute;coute de ces 10 titres l'on ne peut s'emp&ecirc;cher de penser &agrave; quelques nobles artisans de la sc&egrave;ne musicale d'Ici, familier aussi car langueur existentielle et fausse nonchalance crois&eacute;es en ces notes nous entrainent irr&eacute;sistiblement vers quelques autres pensionnaires de la sc&egrave;ne musicale belge ... Et pourtant, magie de la cr&eacute;ation musicale, il y a l&agrave; quelque chose de violemment irr&eacute;ductible, tant dans ce songwriting minutieusement cisel&eacute; et malicieusement r&ecirc;veur, que dans ce chant au lyrisme contenu et &agrave; la souplesse d&eacute;sarmante ... Et de nombreuses &eacute;coutes ne font que renforcer ce sentiment d'avoir affaire-l&agrave; &agrave; un bloc de coh&eacute;rence aussi humble qu'ambitieux, nullement l&agrave; pour &ecirc;tre le suivant du suivant, mais plus s&ucirc;rement pour continuer de tracer sans ostentation un chemin &agrave; c&ocirc;t&eacute; des grandes routes urbaines surpeupl&eacute;es ... A nous de faire ce petit pas de c&ocirc;t&eacute; pour go&ucirc;ter &agrave; ces d&eacute;lices ... Enjoy !</p>
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<p>Off to Ghent this time, with Monagi&rsquo;s new album, &ldquo;T&ecirc;te Dans Les Nuages&rdquo; (L&eacute;gumes Records).</p>
<p>The second solo album from musician-producer Jess Jacob, this opus establishes a world that is strangely familiar and yet deeply personal ... Familiar because, listening to these 10 tracks, one cannot help but think of a few noble artisans of the local music scene; familiar also because the existential languor and feigned nonchalance woven into these notes irresistibly draw us towards a few other figures on the Belgian music scene ... And yet, such is the magic of musical creation, there is something fiercely unyielding here, both in this meticulously crafted and mischievously dreamy songwriting, and in this singing with its restrained lyricism and disarming suppleness... And repeated listening only reinforces the feeling that we are dealing here with a body of work as humble as it is ambitious, not at all intended to be the next in line, but surely to continue, without ostentation, to chart a path alongside the crowded urban thoroughfares... It is up to us to take that small step aside to savour these delights... Enjoy !</p>
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      <title>"Lotus Bridge" - The Monochrome Set</title>
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Another week of contrasts at Le Village Pop, with stalwart veterans on one side and a brilliant newcomer on the other... Let&rsquo;s start by paying tribute to the quirky little...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Another week of contrasts at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LeVillagePop">Le Village Pop</a>, with stalwart veterans on one side and a brilliant newcomer on the other... Let&rsquo;s start by paying tribute to the quirky little ensemble <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/12010405876">Monochrome Set</a> with their &ldquo;Lotus Bridge&rdquo; (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/tapeterecords">Tapete Records</a>, Bigwax Distribution, Marion Seury).</p>
<p>45 years on from their seminal &ldquo;Strange Boutique&rdquo;, and following a long hiatus for the band in the early 2000s, it is a joy to see that the profound uniqueness of this music is still going strong and that time seems to slip mischievously over these multi-layered nursery rhymes, the secret of which lies with Bid... Still accompanied by the impeccable Andy Warren on bass, he has brilliantly integrated other musicians into this dance that is as swaying as it is playful and mysterious... From its very beginnings, this pop music has combined breadth and subtlety, largely thanks to the gentle psychedelia that inhabits Bid... More than ever, dreams are the driving force behind this songwriting, and whilst the perfectly executed blend of keyboards and guitar parts shines brilliantly here, the vocals&mdash;as lyrical as they are detached&mdash;are a seemingly unchanging hallmark of this long-standing discography... This new album isn&rsquo;t here to revolutionise anything; it simply continues to dig even deeper into a path as unique as it is enchanting at the heart of pop... And it&rsquo;s a complete success... Enjoy !</p>
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<p>Semaine encore contrast&eacute;e au Village Pop avec de nobles r&eacute;sistants d'un c&ocirc;t&eacute; et un brillant imp&eacute;trant de l'autre ... Commen&ccedil;ons par faire honneur &agrave; la petite troupe baroque du Monochrome Set avec son "Lotus Bridge" (Tapete Records, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BigwaxDistribution">Bigwax Distribution</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marion.seury">Marion Seury</a>)</p>
<p>45 ans apr&egrave;s ce "Strange Boutique" fondateur, et apr&egrave;s une longue pause du groupe au d&eacute;but des ann&eacute;es 2000, il est &ocirc; combien heureux de constater que la profonde singularit&eacute; de cette musique est toujours en marche et que le temps semble glisser avec malice sur ces comptines &agrave; tiroirs dont Bid a le secret ... Toujours accompagn&eacute; de l'impeccable Andy Warren &agrave; la basse, il a su int&eacute;grer avec brio d'autres musiciens dans cette danse aussi chaloup&eacute;e qu'enjou&eacute;e et myst&eacute;rieuse ... Cette pop music allie depuis ses d&eacute;buts amplitude et subtilit&eacute;, en grande partie gr&acirc;ce au doux psych&eacute;d&eacute;lisme qui habite Bid ... Plus que jamais, le r&ecirc;ve est un moteur de ce songwriting et si le mariage parfaitement r&eacute;ussi entre claviers et parties de guitare brille ici de mille feux, le chant, aussi lyrique que distanci&eacute;, est un marqueur qui semble inalt&eacute;rable de cette discographie au long cours ... Ce nouvel album n'est pas l&agrave; pour r&eacute;volutionner quoique ce soit, il continue juste &agrave; creuser encore plus profond&eacute;ment un sillon aussi unique qu'enchanteur au coeur de la pop ... Et c'est pleinement r&eacute;ussi ... Enjoy !</p>
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      <title>"News From Planet Zombie" - The Notwist</title>
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A flawless comeback from The Notwist with &lsquo;News From Planet Zombie&rsquo; (Morr Music).
Having been at the forefront of musical activism for 35 years, the German trio maintains an admirable level of quality and fres...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A flawless comeback from The Notwist with &lsquo;News From Planet Zombie&rsquo; (Morr Music).</p>
<p>Having been at the forefront of musical activism for 35 years, the German trio maintains an admirable level of quality and freshness, and these 11 songs, stripped of all excess, show not the slightest sign of weariness, save for the weariness one feels when confronted head-on by the chaos all around ... Like a musical signature etched into the flesh, moments of calm and tension building towards an explosion lie at the heart of a (dis)enchanted battle, the prime setting for all equations, where pop music sometimes takes centre stage, somewhere between salvation and exorcism ... The breadth of the areas of exploration covered here bears witness to the multiplicity of influences, and the trio&rsquo;s genius lies in bringing all this together with absolute coherence... Few words and plenty of emotions, the kind that arise at the heart of solitary paths, just before once again contemplating the prospect of crossroads... Recorded in a week, these songs let life in through every nook and cranny... Beautiful is today&rsquo;s encounter, which we cannot imagine having no tomorrow... The Notwist are one of those precious bands soaring above chimeras to better redraw the horizon; for that, we are infinitely grateful... Enjoy !</p>
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<p>Retour impeccable de The Notwist avec "News From Planet Zombie" (Morr Music).</p>
<p>Sur le pont de l'activisme musical depuis 35 ans, le trio allemand maintient un niveau de qualit&eacute; et de fraicheur admirable, et ces 11 chansons sans gras superflu ne manifestent pas la moindre lassitude, hormis celle que l'on prend en pleine figure devant le chaos ambiant ... Telle une signature musicale grav&eacute;e en des chairs, temps calmes et tensions menant &agrave; l'explosion se retrouvent au coeur d'une battle (d&eacute;s)enchant&eacute;e, lieu privil&eacute;gi&eacute; de toutes les &eacute;quations, o&ugrave; la pop music ferait parfois la belle, entre salut et exorcisme ... L'amplitude des champs d'investigations recens&eacute;s ici t&eacute;moigne de la multiplicit&eacute; des influences, et le g&eacute;nie du trio est de faire co&iuml;ncider tout cela dans une coh&eacute;rence absolue ... Peu de discours et beaucoup d'&eacute;motions, de celles qui naissent au coeur des chemins solitaires, juste avant d'envisager &agrave; nouveau la perspective des croisements ... Enregistr&eacute;es en une semaine, ces chansons laissent entrer la vie par tous les entrelacs ... Belle est aujourd'hui la rencontre, que de notre c&ocirc;t&eacute; l'on imagine pas sans lendemains ... The Notwist est de ces groupes pr&eacute;cieux survolant les chim&egrave;res pour mieux redessiner l'horizon, qu'il en soit infiniment remerci&eacute; ... Enjoy !</p>
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      <title>"You're Free To Go" - Anjimile</title>
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A little tenderness in this harsh world won&rsquo;t do us any harm &ndash; make way for Anjimile&rsquo;s &ldquo;You&rsquo;re Free To Go&rdquo; (...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A little tenderness in this harsh world won&rsquo;t do us any harm &ndash; make way for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/anjimilemusic">Anjimile</a>&rsquo;s &ldquo;You&rsquo;re Free To Go&rdquo; (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/fourad">4AD</a>, Beggars).</p>
<p>The third album from this young American transgender musician, and a fully realised work, brimming with existential delicacy ... Drawn mainly from folk and soul, this music flows with impressive fluidity, whatever the tempo ... Everything here sounds deeply contemporary, yet there is an air of timelessness floating through these songs, perhaps due to the precious blend found here between the organic and the spiritual ... There is never any verbiage or opportunistic fusion in this songwriting, just a happy blend of humility and courage, all carried by an XXL talent... Anjimile&rsquo;s vocals never force their way in; they open doors through the sheer force of their appeal, and we simply cannot help but listen... Otherness is now being dreamt up and built, day by day, and the generosity that fuels the musicality at work here is as expansive as it is subtle... A bedside album for feverish or (and) starry nights &ndash; it&rsquo;s up to you... Enjoy !</p>
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<p>Un peu de douceur dans ce monde de brutes ne nous fera pas de mal, place au "You're Free To Go" (4AD, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BeggarsFrance">Beggars</a>) de Anjimile.</p>
<p>3&egrave;me album pour ce jeune musicien transgenre am&eacute;ricain, et oeuvre pleinement aboutie, toute en d&eacute;licatesse existentielle ... Emplie principalement de folk et de soul, cette musique est d'une fluidit&eacute; impressionnante, et ce quelque soit le tempo envisag&eacute; ... Tout ici sonne profond&eacute;ment contemporain mais il flotte pourtant comme un air d'intemporalit&eacute; dans ces chansons, la raison peut-&ecirc;tre &agrave; l'alliance si pr&eacute;cieuse rencontr&eacute;e l&agrave; entre l'organique et le spirituel ... Jamais de verbiage ni de fusion opportuniste dans ce songwriting, juste un m&eacute;lange heureux d'humilit&eacute; et de courage, le tout port&eacute; par un talent XXL ... Le chant d'Anjimile ne force jamais les portes, il les ouvre par l'&eacute;vidence de son app&eacute;tence, et il nous est alors impossible d'&eacute;couter ailleurs ... L'alt&eacute;rit&eacute; se r&ecirc;ve et se construit maintenant, au jour le jour, et la g&eacute;n&eacute;rosit&eacute; qui irrigue la musicalit&eacute; &agrave; l'oeuvre ici est aussi ample que fine ... Disque de chevet pour nuits fi&eacute;vreuses ou (et) &eacute;toil&eacute;es, &agrave; vous de voir ... Enjoy !</p>
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      <title>"We Are Together Again" - Bonnie "Prince" Billy</title>
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It&rsquo;s a joy to receive our annual dose of Bonnie "Prince" Billy with this &ldquo;We Are Together Again&rdquo; (Domino Recordings, ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>It&rsquo;s a joy to receive our annual dose of Bonnie "Prince" Billy with this &ldquo;We Are Together Again&rdquo; (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DominoRecordsFrance">Domino Recordings</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NoQuarterRex">No Quarter</a>).</p>
<p>Let&rsquo;s be clear: we would never swap any Will Oldham song for the complete collection of past, present and future Geese tracks... Decency... And what do these 10 new songs, recorded in Louisville with a host of local musicians, tell us? ... That the finesse and sincerity of this songwriting inexorably draw us back to the most precious humanity that remains within us, far, very far, from all our contemporary hysteria... That this music isn&rsquo;t here to get lost in demands &ndash; it observes, acts and takes note, without ostentation... Living together is expressed in the present, at the heart of foundational music and the diversity of its rhythms ... There is never any nostalgia or unnecessary polishing in these offerings, whose musicality is as gentle as it is vibrant, and in which we are particularly delighted to encounter the great <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sally.timms.14">Sally Timms</a> ... Whatever the nature of the froth of the moment, Bonnie "Prince Billy", unperturbed, continues on his way, magnificently accompanied... Thank you to him for keeping the flame burning so well... Enjoy !</p>
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<p>Joie de recevoir notre dose annuelle de Bonnie "Prince" Billy avec ce "We Are Together Again" (Domino Recordings, No Quarter).</p>
<p>Soyons clairs, nous n'&eacute;changerons jamais n'importe quelle chanson de Will Oldham contre l'int&eacute;grale des chansons pass&eacute;es, pr&eacute;sentes et &agrave; venir de Geese ... D&eacute;cence ... Et que nous disent ces 10 nouvelles chansons enregistr&eacute;es &agrave; Louisville avec nombre de musiciens du lieu ? ... Que la finesse et la sinc&eacute;rit&eacute; de ce songwriting nous renvoient inexorablement &agrave; l'humanit&eacute; la plus pr&eacute;cieuse qui subsiste en nous, loin, tr&egrave;s loin, de toutes nos hyst&eacute;ries contemporaines ... Que cette musique n'est pas l&agrave; pour se perdre en revendications - elle constate, acte et prend date, sans ostentation ... Le vivre ensemble se d&eacute;cline au pr&eacute;sent, au coeur des musiques fondatrices et de la diversit&eacute; des respirations ... Jamais de pass&eacute;isme ni de polissage intempestif dans ces propositions &agrave; la musicalit&eacute; aussi douce que vibrante, o&ugrave; nous sommes notamment tr&egrave;s heureux de croiser la grande Sally Timms ... Peu importe la teneur de l'&eacute;cume du moment, "Bonnie Prince Billy", imperturbablement, continue sa route, magnifiquement accompagn&eacute; ... Merci &agrave; lui de si bien entretenir la flamme ... Enjoy !</p>
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      <title>"The Devil's Door" - And Also The Trees</title>
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We are full of admiration for And Also The Trees' new album, &lsquo;The Devil's Door&rsquo; (AATT records, Marion Seury).
Present on the indie scene fo...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>We are full of admiration for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100045040099531">And Also The Trees</a>' new album, &lsquo;The Devil's Door&rsquo; (AATT records, Marion Seury).</p>
<p>Present on the indie scene for over 40 years, the band led by Simon and Justin Jones is astonishingly resilient and rides a wave of totally breathtaking inspiration here ... The atmosphere running through these 11 songs is obviously not the most cheerful, but the great musicality that prevails brings with it a share of light, and so we never feel trapped in any kind of dark complacency... We are certainly dealing with seekers here, and the fruitful alliance between humility and ambition always leads them on long journeys... Undoubtedly gothic, this music also delights in spreading its wings towards shores where time stretches out, and never returns unscathed... The constant duality between image and movement is what makes these songs so great and partly explains their longevity... This songwriting is also great because of its perfect balance... A small miracle of balance between expressionism and impressionism, this music never abandons the horizon, and Simon Huw Jones's singing, as restless as it is majestic, will not be there to close doors, even those of the devil... Superb... Enjoy !</p>
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<p>Chaude sera notre admiration devant le nouvel album d'And Also The Trees, "The Devil's Door" (AATT records, Marion Seury).</p>
<p>Pr&eacute;sent sur la sc&egrave;ne indie depuis plus de 40 ans, le groupe emmen&eacute; par Simon et Justin Jones est &eacute;patant de r&eacute;silience et surfe ici sur un niveau d'inspiration totalement bluffant ... L'atmosph&egrave;re parcourant ces 11 chansons n'est &eacute;videmment pas des plus joviale mais la grande musicalit&eacute; qui y pr&eacute;side charrie avec elle sa part de lumi&egrave;re, et on ne se sent ainsi jamais prisonnier d'une quelconque sombre complaisance ... Nous avons affaire l&agrave; &agrave; des cherchants c'est certain, et l'alliance f&eacute;conde entre humilit&eacute; et ambition emm&egrave;ne toujours ceux-ci vers des voyages au long cours ... Gothique assur&eacute;ment, cette musique se plait aussi &agrave; d&eacute;ployer ses ailes vers des rives actant quelques dilatations du temps, et n'en repart jamais indemne ... La dualit&eacute; constante entre l'image et le mouvement fait toute la grandeur de ces chansons et explique en partie leur p&eacute;rennit&eacute; ... Ce songwriting est grand aussi par la justesse de ses dosages ... Petit miracle d'&eacute;quilibre entre expressionnisme et impressionnisme, cette musique n'abandonne jamais l'horizon, et le chant aussi inquiet que majestueux de Simon Huw Jones ne sera pas l&agrave; pour fermer des portes, fussent-elles celles du diable ... Superbe ... Enjoy !</p>
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      <title>"Haunted" - Bill Pritchard</title>
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A little bit of craftsmanship to end the week with Bill Pritchard's new album, &lsquo;Haunted&rsquo; (Tapete Records...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A little bit of craftsmanship to end the week with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billpritchardofficial">Bill Pritchard</a>'s new album, &lsquo;Haunted&rsquo; (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/tapeterecords">Tapete Records</a>, Big Wax, Marion Seury)</p>
<p>How delightful it is to listen to such an album from a musician celebrating 40 years in the business! ... A multi-talented singer-songwriter, Bill Pritchard has often been more celebrated outside his native England than at home, and let's hope his popularity in France hasn't waned, because this album deserves to be warmly celebrated here too... Sophisticated and literate pop music, this album nevertheless conveys a freshness that sets it apart from any pretentious academicism... Here, we can look at the past with acuity without being weighed down by nostalgia; instead, we perceive the acceptance of a companionship that is as inevitable as it is potentially regenerative... Fortunately, there is not the slightest attempt here to appear young at all costs, and these 12 songs are all the more relevant for it... Like a master craftsman at the height of his art, Bill Pritchard can afford to let go, and this confidence in &lsquo;life&rsquo; is deeply moving... And when the songwriting, the performance, the musicians' playing and the production are in perfect harmony, as they are here, we salute the grandeur and beauty of the gesture... Enjoy!</p>
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<p>Un peu de travail d'orf&egrave;vre pour finir la semaine avec le nouvel album de Bill Pritchard, "Haunted" (Tapete Records, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BigwaxDistribution">Big Wax</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marion.seury">Marion Seury</a>).</p>
<p>Qu'il est r&eacute;jouissant d'&eacute;couter un tel album venant de la part d'un musicien f&ecirc;tant ses 40 ans de carri&egrave;re ! ... Singer-songwriter aux nombreux talents, Bill Pritchard a souvent &eacute;t&eacute; plus c&eacute;l&eacute;br&eacute; hors de chez lui que dans son Angleterre natale, et sa cote d'amour en France n'a esp&eacute;rons-le pas faibli car cet album m&eacute;rite d'&ecirc;tre chaudement c&eacute;l&eacute;br&eacute; par ici ... Pop lettr&eacute;e et sophistiqu&eacute;e s&ucirc;rement, cette musique v&eacute;hicule pourtant en elle une fraicheur qui la positionne &agrave; jamais loin de tout acad&eacute;misme poseur ... Ici, on peut regarder le pass&eacute; avec acuit&eacute; sans qu'y r&egrave;gne une nostalgie pesante; on y percevra plut&ocirc;t l'acceptation d'un compagnonnage aussi in&eacute;vitable que potentiellement r&eacute;g&eacute;n&eacute;rateur ... Nous n'avons pas ici, et fort heureusement, la moindre tentative de vouloir faire jeune &agrave; tout prix, et ces 12 chansons y gagnent d'autant plus en pertinence ... Tel un maitre-artisan au fa&icirc;te de son art, Bill Pritchard peut se permettre de l&acirc;cher du leste, cette confiance en le "vivant" est alors on ne peut plus &eacute;mouvante ... Et quand le songwriting, l'interpr&eacute;tation, le jeu des musiciens et la r&eacute;alisation sont au diapason comme ici, on salut la grandeur et la beaut&eacute; du geste ... Enjoy !</p>
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      <title>"Gained / Lost" - The Wave Pictures</title>
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This week sees the return of one of the pillars of Village Pop's programming, the English trio The Wave Pictures, with &lsquo;Gained / Lost&rsquo; (...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>This week sees the return of one of the pillars of Village Pop's programming, the English trio <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thewavepictures">The Wave Pictures</a>, with &lsquo;Gained / Lost&rsquo; (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/bellaunionrecs">Bella Union</a>, Boogie Drugstore).</p>
<p>Wonderful and tireless activists on the indie rock front for some twenty years, they return this time accompanied by the solid and beautiful Bella Union label... The result: a sound that may have gained in amplitude, but with writing and a universe that remain intact, much to our delight... Since their debut, The Wave Pictures' music has achieved the feat of setting a certain rock classicism in motion while drawing on the still-hot embers of a twisted and gritty British songwriting style that is not inclined to smooth over the rough edges... Carried by David Tattersall's flamboyant guitar playing &ndash; there's no denying the influence of Tom Verlaine here &ndash; these songs chart a unique course between volatile lyricism and an unyielding love of an inexhaustible everyday life... Human, so very human... While many highly acclaimed young bands quickly fizzle out, the musicians of The Wave Pictures continue, seemingly without a care in the world, to thumb their noses at all forms of conformity, and seem definitively ready to face whatever the future may bring... Essential listening... Enjoy !</p>
<p><span><em>(Automatic translation from a text written in french)</em></span></p>
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<p>Retour cette semaine d'un des piliers de la programmation du Village Pop, le trio anglais de The Wave Pictures, avec "Gained / Lost" (Bella Union, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BoogieDrugstore">Boogie Drugstore</a>).</p>
<p>Merveilleux et infatigables activistes sur le front d'un certain rock ind&eacute; depuis une vingtaine d'ann&eacute;es, ils se pr&eacute;sentent &agrave; nous cette fois accompagn&eacute;s par le solide et beau label Bella Union ... R&eacute;sultat : un son qui a peut-&ecirc;tre gagn&eacute; en amplitude, mais une &eacute;criture et un univers intacts pour notre plus grand plaisir ... La musique de The Wave Pictures a depuis ses d&eacute;buts r&eacute;ussi l'exploit de mettre en mouvement un certain classicisme rock tout en s'appuyant sur les braises toujours chaudes d'un songwriting britannique retors et sur l'os, peu enclin &agrave; lisser les angles ... Port&eacute;es par la guitare flamboyante de David Tattersall - il y a incontestablement du Tom Verlaine par ici - ces chansons tracent une route singuli&egrave;re entre lyrisme volatil et amour irr&eacute;ductible d'un quotidien in&eacute;puisable ... Humains, si humains ... Pendant que nombre de jeunes groupes encens&eacute;s se d&eacute;gonflent rapidement, les musiciens de The Wave Pictures continuent, l'air de rien, de faire un pied de nez &agrave; tous les conformismes, et semblent d&eacute;finitivement pr&ecirc;ts &agrave; affronter tous les climats environnants ... Indispensables ... Enjoy !</p>
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      <title>"Jessica Pratt" - Asher White</title>
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This week, we're doing double duty by spotlighting two artists with a single album, Asher White's "Jessica Pratt" (...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>This week, we're doing double duty by spotlighting two artists with a single album, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575078731390">Asher White</a>'s "Jessica Pratt" (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/joyfulnoiserecordings">Joyful Noise Recordings</a>).</p>
<p>A young transgender American artist, Asher White has distinguished herself through her precociousness, her prodigious talent, and her ability to apply her skills on multiple fronts ... Musically, she has now decided to revisit an album that was pivotal in her development, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jessicalynnpratt">Jessica Pratt</a>'s magnificent debut eponymous album, and the result is as disconcerting as it is moving... Starting with material that is all pastoral fluidity, Asher White takes this music to more rugged terrain... The register changes regularly throughout these 11 tracks, but the invisible thread that connects these songs is as flexible as it is unbreakable, and the whole ultimately offers us a small miracle of coherence... The reason for this is the welcome primacy of creative instinct over concept, a temptation that nevertheless rears its head here and there... But the sincerity of the original approach is indisputable, and Asher White remains as attentive as he is eager to develop these fundamental emotions, making this album as unique as it is untouchable... So now there will be two high-quality &lsquo;Jessica Pratt&rsquo; albums! ... Enjoy !&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Coup double cette semaine en mettant en lumi&egrave;re simultan&eacute;ment 2 artistes avec un seul album, le "Jessica Pratt" d'Asher White (Joyful Noise Recordings).</p>
<p>Jeune artiste am&eacute;ricaine transgenre, Asher White s'est distingu&eacute;e par sa pr&eacute;cocit&eacute;, sa prodigalit&eacute; et sa capacit&eacute; &agrave; engager son talent sur de multiples fronts ... Sur un plan musical, elle d&eacute;cide aujourd'hui de revisiter un album capital dans son &eacute;volution, le 1er et magnifique album &eacute;ponyme de Jessica Pratt, et le r&eacute;sultat est aussi d&eacute;routant que bouleversant ... Partant d'un mat&eacute;riau tout en fluidit&eacute; pastorale, Asher White emm&egrave;ne cette musique en des terres plus accident&eacute;es ... On change donc de registre r&eacute;guli&egrave;rement tout au long de ces 11 titres, mais le fil invisible qui relie ces chansons entre elles est aussi souple qu'incassable et l'ensemble nous offre finalement un petit miracle de coh&eacute;rence ... La raison en la primaut&eacute; bienvenue de l'instinct cr&eacute;ateur sur le concept, tentation que l'on sent pourtant poindre par ci par l&agrave; ... Mais la sinc&eacute;rit&eacute; de la d&eacute;marche originelle n'est pas discutable et Asher White est toujours dans un d&eacute;veloppement aussi attentionn&eacute; que d&eacute;sirant de ces &eacute;motions fondatrices, ce qui rend cet album aussi singulier qu'intouchable ... Il y aura donc &agrave; pr&eacute;sent 2 "Jessica Pratt" de haute tenue ! ... Enjoy !&nbsp;</p>
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      <title>"Pale Bloom" - Lucy Kruger &amp; The Lost Boys</title>
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Isn't Winter always Berlin? ... Let's take this opportunity to discover the new album by Lucy Kruger &amp; The Lost Boys, &ldquo;Pale Bloom&rdquo; (...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Isn't Winter always Berlin? ... Let's take this opportunity to discover the new album by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LucyKrugerOfficial">Lucy Kruger &amp; The Lost Boys</a>, &ldquo;Pale Bloom&rdquo; (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Uniquerec">Unique Records</a>, Boogie Drugstore).</p>
<p>Originally from South Africa and based in Berlin since 2018, Lucy Kruger is now one of the city's most brilliant musical representatives ... As you would expect, there are no sunny, meticulously crafted pop songs here . ... No, rather a metaphysical and sensual interest in the dilation of time... Atmospheric music, some might say, but for our part, we see above all the power of songwriting that is passionately attentive to the interplay of breaths, a terrain lovingly chosen to allow confidence to flourish... There is never the slightest hint of complacency throughout these 11 voluptuously inhabited tracks. ... Between tension and relaxation, there would be no point in choosing sides, and any academicism seems far removed from this quest for major resonances... Masterfully carried by musicians as precise as they are adventurous, Lucy Kruger's singing is breathtaking in its accuracy and hushed amplitude... In short, this album is superb, and for those who make the effort to enter these lands where chiaroscuro reigns, the reward will be great, that's for sure... Enjoy !</p>
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<p>L'Hiver n'est-il pas toujours berlinois ? ... Profitons-en donc pour d&eacute;couvrir le nouvel album de Lucy Kruger &amp; The Lost Boys, "Pale Bloom" (Unique Records, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BoogieDrugstore">Boogie Drugstore</a>).</p>
<p>Originaire d'Afrique du Sud et install&eacute;e &agrave; Berlin depuis 2018, Lucy Kruger est aujourd'hui une des plus brillantes repr&eacute;sentantes musicale de cette ville ... Comme il se doit, pas de pop songs ensoleill&eacute;es et millim&eacute;tr&eacute;es par ici ... Non, plut&ocirc;t un int&eacute;r&ecirc;t aussi m&eacute;taphysique que sensuel pour la dilatation du temps ... Musique atmosph&eacute;rique diraient certains, mais pour notre part nous voyons surtout l&agrave; la puissance d'un songwriting passionn&eacute;ment attentif aux respirations crois&eacute;es, terrain choisi amoureusement pour que confiance s'&eacute;panouisse ... Jamais la moindre complaisance d&eacute;tect&eacute;e tout au long de ces 11 titres voluptueusement habit&eacute;s ... Entre tension et rel&acirc;chement il n'y aurait aucun sens &agrave; choisir son camp, et tout acad&eacute;misme semble bien loin de cette qu&ecirc;te en r&eacute;sonances majeures ... Port&eacute; magistralement par des musiciens aussi pr&eacute;cis qu'aventureux, le chant de Lucy Kruger est &eacute;poustouflant de justesse et d'amplitude feutr&eacute;e ... Bref, cet album est superbe, et pour qui fera l'effort de p&eacute;n&eacute;trer en ces terres o&ugrave; r&egrave;gne le clair-obscur, la r&eacute;compense sera belle, c'est certain ... Enjoy !</p>
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      <title>"EXPO" - Ulrika Spacek</title>
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Make way for more dynamic terrain with Ulrika Spacek's fourth album, &ldquo;EXPO&rdquo; (Full Time Hobby, Boogie Drugstore)....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Make way for more dynamic terrain with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ulrikaspacek">Ulrika Spacek</a>'s fourth album, &ldquo;EXPO&rdquo; (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/FullTimeHobby">Full Time Hobby</a>, Boogie Drugstore).</p>
<p>The English quintet's first album on the excellent Full Time Hobby label, and a dense and feverish result ... Neither improvised nor rigid, this music revels in filling in the gaps to reveal the most vibrant flows... Rock that is open to otherness and cross-cutting breaths, an adventurous atmosphere reigns throughout these 11 tracks, but one that feels grounded in solid foundations... Like a thread that is as flexible as it is unbreakable, what connects these musicians seems to play on the superfluous rigidities that surround us... Here, we move forward with confidence and without blindness... And limits are reinvented as collusions arise... Sharp, vaporous, haunting, ethereal&mdash;this music is all of these things at once, yet it is relentlessly coherent... An unplanned journey into our hopes and contemporary voids, this album never closes its doors and offers us a hand... We take it with gratitude... Enjoy !</p>
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<p>Place &agrave; des terrains plus mouvants avec le 4&egrave;me album d'Ulrika Spacek, "EXPO" (Full Time Hobby, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BoogieDrugstore">Boogie Drugstore</a>).</p>
<p>Premier album du quintet anglais chez l'excellent label Full Time Hobby, et r&eacute;sultat dense et fi&eacute;vreux &agrave; l'arriv&eacute;e ... Ni improvis&eacute;e, ni fig&eacute;e, cette musique se plait &agrave; s'inscrire dans les intervalles pour en r&eacute;v&eacute;ler les flux les plus vibrants ... Rock ouvert &agrave; l'alt&eacute;rit&eacute; et aux respirations transversales, il r&egrave;gne l&agrave; tout au long de ces 11 titres une atmosph&egrave;re aventureuse mais que l'on sent reposer sur de solides fondations ... Tel un fil aussi souple qu'incassable, ce qui relie ces musiciens entre eux semble se jouer des rigidit&eacute;s superf&eacute;tatoires qui nous entourent ... Ici, on avance en confiance et sans aveuglement ... Et les limites se r&eacute;inventent au gr&eacute; des collusions ... Tranchante, vaporeuse, habit&eacute;e, a&eacute;rienne, cette musique est tout &agrave; la fois, et est pourtant d'une coh&eacute;rence implacable ... Voyage non organis&eacute; &agrave; l'int&eacute;rieur de nos espoirs et de nos b&eacute;ances contemporaines, cet album ne referme jamais les portes et nous redonne la main ... On la reprend avec gratitude ... Enjoy !</p>
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      <title>"Out For Blood" - Turner Cody</title>
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Some good vibes from the United States are just what we need right now... Welcome to Turner Cody's new album, &ldquo;Out For Blood&rdquo; (Capitane Records, Modulor).
This...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://le-village-pop.radiowebsite.co/news/out-for-blood-turner-cody-324</link>
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<p>Some good vibes from the United States are just what we need right now... Welcome to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TurnerCody">Turner Cody</a>'s new album, &ldquo;Out For Blood&rdquo; (Capitane Records, Modulor).</p>
<p>This former New York music scene actor, now based on the banks of the Mississippi, has been active for over 20 years... Collaborating since his previous album with Nicolas Michaux and his label Capitane Records, Turner Cody's music has gained in breadth and here achieves a classicism that is as clear as it is vibrant... Magnified by the musicians of Soldiers Of Love, this folk music does not try to be smarter than it is, but seeks above all to transcribe the subtle vibrations of writing that is grounded but never chained... We thus navigate the heart of an Americana that is as real as it is dreamlike, with lyrics and vocals playing wonderfully to a score that is as concerned as it is detached, carrying this music to ever-fertile shores... There are no formulaic gimmicks on the horizon and the hype will probably pass us by, but the joy of listening to a very talented craftsman reach a certain fulfillment is, by far, more precious to us... Enjoy !</p>
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<p>Quelques bonnes ondes venues des Etats-Unis, &ccedil;a ne se refuse pas en ce moment ... Bienvenue donc au nouvel album de Turner Cody, "Out For Blood" (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/CapitaneRecords">Capitane Records</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/modulormusic">Modulor</a>).</p>
<p>Plus de 20 ans d'activit&eacute; pour cet ex acteur de la sc&egrave;ne musicale new-yorkaise install&eacute; &agrave; pr&eacute;sent sur les rives du Mississippi ... Collaborant depuis le pr&eacute;c&eacute;dent album avec <a href="https://www.facebook.com/capitanemichaux">Nicolas Michaux</a> et son label Capitane Records, la musique de Turner Cody a gagn&eacute; en amplitude et atteint ici un classicisme aussi limpide que vibrant ... Magnifi&eacute;e par les musiciens de Soldiers Of Love, cette folk music ne cherche pas &agrave; se faire plus maline qu'elle ne l'est, mais cherche avant tout &agrave; retranscrire les subtiles vibrations d'une &eacute;criture ancr&eacute;e mais jamais encha&icirc;n&eacute;e ... On navigue donc au coeur d'une americana aussi r&eacute;elle que r&ecirc;v&eacute;e, et textes et chant jouent alors &agrave; merveille une partition aussi concern&eacute;e que d&eacute;tach&eacute;e pour emmener cette musique vers des rives toujours fertiles ... Pas de gimmicks format&eacute;s &agrave; l'horizon et la hype ne passera sans doute pas par ici, mais la joie d'&eacute;couter un artisan tr&egrave;s talentueux atteindre une certaine pl&eacute;nitude nous est, et de loin, plus pr&eacute;cieuse ... Enjoy !</p>
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      <title>"The Lighthouse" - Tessa Rose Jackson</title>
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After Germany, the Netherlands, with Tessa Rose Jackson's new album, &lsquo;The Lighthouse&rsquo; (Tiny Tiger Records, Vamp &amp; Fade PR, Boogie Drugstore).
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      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>After Germany, the Netherlands, with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tessarosejackson">Tessa Rose Jackson</a>'s new album, &lsquo;The Lighthouse&rsquo; (Tiny Tiger Records, Vamp &amp; Fade PR, Boogie Drugstore).</p>
<p>There are albums that serve as &lsquo;oases&rsquo;, cherished places where one can lay down one's arms and armour without fear of fatal wounds... The third studio and solo album by this Amsterdam-born singer is one such album... This folk-influenced pop music has chosen emancipation and combines obviousness and sophistication through songwriting that is as finely crafted as it is ethereal... Also a composer of film music, Tessa Rose Jackson has a knack for creating well-defined atmospheres with subtle touches, and we are delightedly swept away to diverse horizons where rays of light always shine through here and there... This music breathes effortlessly, and the talent at work on these 12 songs is so assertive that it prevents any untimely bursts of prettiness... The vocals are in unison with this treatise in major delicacy and do not need to force themselves to impose their discreet majesty... An oasis, we tell you... Open to all sincere travellers... So lay down your armour... Enjoy !</p>
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<p>Apr&egrave;s l'Allemagne, les Pays-Bas, avec le nouvel album de Tessa Rose Jackson, "The Lighthouse" (Tiny Tiger Records, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VampandFade">Vamp &amp; Fade PR</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BoogieDrugstore">Boogie Drugstore</a>).</p>
<p>Il existe des albums "oasis", endroits ch&eacute;ris o&ugrave; l'on peut laisser tomber armes et armures sans craindre de d&eacute;chirures fatales ... Le troisi&egrave;me album studio et solo de cette chanteuse originaire d'Amsterdam est de ceux-ci ... Cette pop music biberonn&eacute;e &agrave; la folk a choisi l'&eacute;mancipation et allie &eacute;vidence et sophistication par la gr&acirc;ce d'un songwriting aussi cisel&eacute; qu'a&eacute;rien ... Egalement compositrice de musique de films, Tessa Rose Jackson a l'art de dessiner quelques atmosph&egrave;res bien d&eacute;finies par petites touches subtiles, et on se laisse embarquer avec d&eacute;lice dans des horizons divers o&ugrave; finissent toujours par pointer ici et l&agrave; quelques rayons de lumi&egrave;re ... Cette musique respire sans effort et le talent &agrave; l'oeuvre sur ces 12 chansons est si affirm&eacute; qu'il emp&ecirc;che toute irruption intempestive de joliesse ... Le chant est &agrave; l'unisson de ce trait&eacute; en d&eacute;licatesse majeure et n'a pas besoin de passer en force pour imposer sa discr&egrave;te majest&eacute; ... Une oasis on vous dit ... Ouverte &agrave; tous les sinc&egrave;res voyageurs ... D&eacute;posez donc vos armures ... Enjoy !</p>
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This week, let's leave the Anglo-Saxon countries behind and start with a trip to Germany with Urlaub In Polen's new album &lsquo;Objects, Beings &amp; Parrots&rsquo; (...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>This week, let's leave the Anglo-Saxon countries behind and start with a trip to Germany with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/URLIPOL">Urlaub In Polen</a>'s new album &lsquo;Objects, Beings &amp; Parrots&rsquo; (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/tapeterecords">Tapete Records</a>, Big Wax, Marion Seury).</p>
<p>Certainly not the best-known band from across the Rhine, the two musicians from Cologne have nevertheless been on the scene for over 25 years, with a break of a few years nonetheless... This is their second album under the banner of Tapete Records, a label that is admirable in every way, and a complete success... At a crossroads, this music develops an exceptional underground power... Between krautrock and psychedelia, the duo carves out a beautifully unique path, where pop music occasionally makes an appearance... The great strength of this electronically driven music is that it remains fundamentally organic, open to the creative impulses of our two musicians... This gives the nine tracks here a variety of colours and moods, subtly enhanced by vocals that are unpretentious but breathtakingly precise and relevant... A great album for lovers of the road less travelled, which we obviously are... Enjoy !</p>
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<p>Eloignons-nous cette semaine des pays anglo-saxons et commen&ccedil;ons par faire un tour en Allemagne avec le nouvel album de Urlaub In Polen "Objects, Beings &amp; Parrots" (Tapete Records, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BigwaxDistribution">Big Wax</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marion.seury">Marion Seury</a>).</p>
<p>Certainement pas le groupe le plus connu en provenance d'outre-Rhin, les 2 musiciens de Cologne sont pourtant sur le pont depuis plus de 25 ans, avec une pause de quelques ann&eacute;es tout de m&ecirc;me ... 2&egrave;me album sous la banni&egrave;re de Tapete Records, label en tout point admirable, et pleine r&eacute;ussite ... A la crois&eacute;e des chemins, cette musique d&eacute;veloppe une puissance souterraine exceptionnelle ... Entre krautrock et psych&eacute;d&eacute;lisme, le duo se fraie une route joliment singuli&egrave;re, o&ugrave; la pop n'h&eacute;site pas &agrave; pointer le bout de son nez par intermittence ... La grande force de cette musique propuls&eacute;e par l'&eacute;lectronique est qu'elle reste fondamentalement organique, ouverte qu'elle est aux soubresauts cr&eacute;atifs de nos 2 musiciens ... Ce qui donne aux 9 titres pr&eacute;sents ici des colorations et humeurs diverses, subtilement r&eacute;hauss&eacute;es par un chant sans esbrouffe mais d'une pr&eacute;cision et d'une pertinence &eacute;bouriffante ... Grand album pour les amoureux des chemins de traverse, dont nous sommes bien &eacute;videmment ... Enjoy !</p>
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      <title>"Death In The Business Of Whaling" - Searows</title>
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After the explosive Sleaford Mods, it's time for the subtle melancholy of Searows and their album, Death In The Business Of Whaling (Last Recordings On Earth, Boogie Drugstore).
Like Alex G, Alec Duckart, a young musician...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>After the explosive Sleaford Mods, it's time for the subtle melancholy of Searows and their album, Death In The Business Of Whaling (Last Recordings On Earth, Boogie Drugstore).</p>
<p>Like Alex G, Alec Duckart, a young musician from Oregon, first built up a strong following on social media... This second album sees him emerge from a DIY environment, and the resulting change gives his music a new dimension... The sounds we encounter here are quite familiar to us, but Alec Duckart's great strength lies in his lack of dogmatism... The freedom with which he embraces various musical trends is supreme, and what emerges from these nine songs is above all a feeling of total unity... Anchored in orchestrations that are never verbose but do not shy away from a certain expressionism when necessary, a voice rises and emerges from the depths to join its destiny with ours for a few suspended chords... And the fragile, anxious light that then shines through is overwhelming, as if offered up to the most intimate resonances... Never different, yet not quite the same... Just there... And then gone ? ... Enjoy !</p>
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<p>Apr&egrave;s les &eacute;clats de Sleaford Mods, place au spleen tout en d&eacute;li&eacute; de <a href="https://www.facebook.com/searows">Searows</a> et de son album, "Death In The Business Of Whaling" (Last Recordings On Earth, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BoogieDrugstore">Boogie Drugstore</a>).</p>
<p>A l'instar d'un Alex G, Alec Duckart, jeune musicien originaire de l'Oregon, s'est d'abord construit une forte audience &agrave; partir des r&eacute;seaux sociaux ... Ce deuxi&egrave;me album le voit sortir d'un environnement DIY et l'alt&eacute;rit&eacute; qui en a d&eacute;coul&eacute; donne &agrave; sa musique une amplitude nouvelle ... Les sonorit&eacute;s rencontr&eacute;es par ici nous sont assez famili&egrave;res, mais la grande force d'Alec Duckart r&eacute;side dans son absence de dogmatisme ... La libert&eacute; avec laquelle il fait sien divers courants musicaux est souveraine, et ce qui ressort de ces 9 chansons est avant tout un sentiment d'unit&eacute; totalement pr&eacute;gnant ... Ancr&eacute; au coeur d'orchestrations qui ne sont jamais bavardes mais qui ne se refusent pas &agrave; un certain expressionisme quand il le faut, un chant se l&egrave;ve et s'extirpe des profondeurs pour joindre sa destin&eacute;e &agrave; la n&ocirc;tre le temps de quelques accords suspendus ... Et la lumi&egrave;re aussi fragile qu'inqui&egrave;te qui s'&eacute;gr&egrave;ne alors est bouleversante, comme offerte aux r&eacute;sonnances les plus intimes ... Jamais autre, mais pourtant plus tout &agrave; fait le m&ecirc;me ... Juste l&agrave; ... Et puis s'en va ? ... Enjoy !</p>
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