Prior to meeting Nick Hakim before his live at the Point Ephémère in Paris, I was told that he wasn’t much of a chatterbox. In a way it turned out to be true, for he did punctuate lots of his sentence…
FKJ – French Kiwi Juice
As a little French boy, Vincent Fenton must have heard more than once La Fontaine‘s fable “The Tortoise and the Hare” and must have drawn the necessary lessons from it: “To win…
Gabriel Garzón-Montano: the missing link between Prince and Björk
I was lucky enough to meet Gabriel Garzón-Montano before his concert at La Bellevilloise, where he came to defend his new album “Jardin“. Given, the intricacy of his music, I thought that …
Meet Karl Blau: the folk-rock pioneer dressed up as a country crooner
When people talk about underground artists, it is often understood that they are young. However, some of them struggled their whole life to make ends meet while putting all their energy into their mus…
Gabriel Garzón-Montano performed Fruitflies live at KCRW, goes on tour
Watch Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist and singer Gabriel Garzón-Montano delivering an inspiring performance on KCRW. The artist is also about to tour Europe to promote his last album. Indeed, the…
Cancer – Totem
I tried to play Cancer‘s “Totem” at work – my colleagues didn’t like it. I tried playing it at home – my girlfriend didn’t care for it. Then I tried to read r…
⚡ Gabriel Garzón-Montano – Jardin
What stroke me first while listening to Gabriel Garzón-Montano highly expected debut album “Jardin” was how much space the production gave to his compositions – and God is this rare …
Kevin Morby, or a warming genuineness for a magical night at the Trabendo
Thank you Paris for perhaps the most magical night of my career, or whatever you wanna call it. This is what Kevin Morby shared on his Facebook page the day after his concert at the Trabendo on Novemb…
JAJA KISSES – Young Fashioned EP
As shown in her videos, JaJa Kisses‘ music takes place in a bleak suburban London, which makes her streaked personality stand out even more. The voice, as well as the arrangements, feel nonchala…
Leo Kalyan – Outside In EP
With his “Outside In EP“, Leo Kalyan delivers his first effort with NY-based label Godmode. Read our recent interview with the artist here. The two songs opening the album are quite natura…