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For a long time I ignored music that wasn’t in English, until I heard a song with lyrics that made me remember that I actually like the French language for it’s poetic capabilities. I used to be a fan of poets like Jacques Prévert (Check out Paroles  for instance).  I kind of forgot that due to my voracious reading in English, my library at home only has 11 books in French.  Zaz is not the best singer, but her voice has more gravel than many a garden path. And that’s good. Éblouie par la nuit à coup de lumières mortelles À frôler les bagnoles les yeux comme des têtes d'épingles. J't'ai attendu 100 ans dans les rues en noir et blanc Tu es venu en sifflant. Éblouie par la nuit à coup de lumières mortelles À shooter les canettes aussi paumés qu'un navire Si j'en ai perdu la tête j't'ai aimé et même pire Tu es venu en sifflant. Éblouie par la nuit à coup de lumière mortelle Faut-il aimé la vie ou la regarder juste passer? De nos nuits de f

Sebadoh is a side project of Dinosaur Jr bass player Lou Barlow. He started writing songs and recording them at home somewhere in 1988.  The band got on my radar with the 1993 release Bubble & Scrape which came out at the height of lo-fi indie music. Other names in that realm you might know are Pavement and Beck.   Not only the music grabbed my attention. When I first got to hear this album at a friend’s place, the lyrics of the first song were spot on, especially at a time in my life when music needed to soothe my soul now and then. Soul and fire is a song about a former lover leaving you for another, and each verse focusses on a different aspect.  As with all good literature, the character in the song evolves (from “I think our love is coming to an end” to “I know our love is coming to an end”, it doesn’t necessarily end well... It's all a matter of soul and fire Infatuation or true desire The thrill of discovery, divine intervention Cruel, cruel change, pain of

Indukti can hardly be called the hardest working band in the music industry… Every year they post one or two messages on their Facebook page to show that they haven’t quit yet.  In roughly 20 years they have managed to produce 2 albums and 2 EPs. Still they claim they’re doing fine and maybe working on a new album. Good luck seeing them play live, their gigography notes 7 shows in total. As a result, they have a small but intense worldwide community patiently waiting for the next album... This is grown up music in the folk metal / post-metal category.  They build on a lot of Pink Floyd, King Crimson ,Tool and Neurosis influences.  If you are into Tool, Opeth or Dream Theater you might actually be blown away by this album. A good listener will hear a harp next to a lot of violins.  Vocals are by Mariusz Duda of Riverside fame, another interesting progressive rock band which may feature here later. Indukti - S.U.S.A.R. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dufJczX_PH8