VA - So Frenchy So Chic 2016 (2015)

Like an early taste of summer, the new double CD compilation of ‘So Frenchy So Chic’ is here, with yet another great line up. Now is the chance to hear some of the musical acts who will appear at the January picnic parties in Melbourne and Sydney, such as Lou Doillon, who will be playing songs from her highly acclaimed folk rock record ‘Lay Low’. There is also the wonderful voice of the Franco-Moroccan singer Hindi Zahra, whose music is drenched in a hypnotic world blues universe. Other highlights include the psychedelic garage pop sounds of The Limiñanas and Juniore. There is much more to discover here, with a songs that will inspire you or make you want to dance. This is a chance for Australian listeners to discover an entirely new generation of French artists and bands such as Christine and the Queens, Marc Di Malta or Zoufris Maracas. Packed into an elegantly illustrated cover by Sarah Hankinson, this double album shows in thirty tracks the vitality and the diversity of the French pop scene today. More than ever, ‘So Frenchy So Chic 2016’ defines the idea of joie de vivre with, to quote Bumcello, a certain ‘je ne sais quality’ floating in the air.

Tracklist:

CD1:
01. Juniore - Marabout 3:46
02. The Liminanas - Je ne suis pas tres drogue 2:51
03. Baptiste W. Hamon & Alma Forrer - Peut-etre que nous serions heureux 2:53
04. Lou Doillon - Lay Low 2:49
05. Bumcello - Je ne sais quality 3:56
06. Nicolas Michaux - A la vie, a la mort 3:12
07. Isaac Delusion - Midnight Sun 3:52
08. Bertrand Belin - Folle folle folle 3:03
09. Vianney - Je te deteste 3:57
10. Sages comme des sauvages - Paris defend 3:16
11. Comme des rames - Comme des rames 3:43
12. Nord - Elle voudrait 3:28
13. Flavien Berger - Gravite 3:16
14. Alice on the roof - Easy Come Easy Go 3:31
15. Aaron - Blouson noir 4:36

CD2:
01. Minuit - Flash 3:14
02. Pony - L'amour l'argent 3:16
03. Camelia Jordana - A l'aveuglette 3:31
04. Brigitte - Oh Charlie cheri 3:48
05. Jain - Come 2:41
06. Yael Naim - I Walk Until 3:01
07. Marc Di Malta - Enfume 2:07
08. Hindi Zahra - To the Forces 4:39
09. Zoufris Maracas - Chienne de vie 4:44
10. Luce - Polka 2:59
11. Hollysiz - Better Than Yesterday 2:47
12. Broken Back - Happiest Man on Earth 3:03
13. Mansfield.TYA - Le monde du silence 3:49
14. Christine and the Queens - Paradis perdus 3:33
15. Radio Elvis - Goliath 6:15