Orleans, France five-piece indie pop band UPSEEN released their five track EP “El Monstruo” this past December [’17], with the beautiful opening track “Life” leading off the effort. Upseen...
Pauline Drand: Les V...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Passionate French independent label LA SOUTERRAINE has been steadily releasing quality compilations a little more than monthly, and one of the newest that arrived this February was called “VOYAGE EN SOUTE“, a...
Les Coureurs de Remp...
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Grenoble France rock rap and musette band, LES COUREURS DE REMPART (formed in 2015) released their six track EP “Pavés de la dernière pluie” in Sept of 2016, a really fascinating mixture of sounds with...
WONDERFLU: Second Fl...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Following ten years and six EPs, four piece Parisian rock band WONDERFLU put out their first self-titled album in June of 2017, and made sure to double its length for their fans, with 30 songs ranging from the very loud down...
Arlt & Les Artis...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Est-Ce Que C’est Le Vent” roughly translated to “It is the Wind” comes from the new anthology “OUF, l’anthologie souterraine, 2015-2017“, a compilation of 22 underground...
Soft and Furious: Vi...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s Dose is by French project Soft and Furious who released the album Shine Burst on French Netlabel Monplaisir & Cie in July. It is available for free from Bandcamp, or the Free Music Archive, where there...
flyingdeadman: A str...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
flyingdeadman are a French post-rock band long based out of Bressuire who just issued their newest instrumental yet sample laden six-track EP ‘56 seasons‘ earlier this year in January. ‘A strange feeling...
LOS VVS: Untitled #1
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s feature “Untitled #1” comes from the Parisian garage-punk and surf rock band LOS VVS’s 2016 4 song release “EP Tape“. This beautifully primal single is the third track on this...
Social Square: Itchi...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Social Square came together as a indie rock three piece in Paris France during Christmas of 2005. Today’s feature is one of our favorites off the “Feeling Superhuman EP” released in March of this year,...
Telecult: C-R-O-I-X
posted by Charles Stepczyk
C-R-O-I-X is the second track on the debut 7″ by Parisian band Telecult, reportedly issued by P. Trash Records, Capoulet Records and No Glory Records. The band is a three-piece comprised of Got, Nicolas and Thomas who...
Alpha Brutal: Outage
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Parisian band ALPHA BRUTAL have recently returned this past March 24th with an exciting new EP ‘Upgrade‘. “Outage” is the fourth track on the new EP which is an outstanding collective of 8-bit...
Maud Octallinn: Supe...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Champagne-Ardenne based French singer-songwriter Maud Octallinn first started performing in various folk and rock groups in a somewhat hidden role, after which point she finally decided to devote all her time to writing and...
Degree: Sheltered Lo...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Greg Dugast, a young singer-songwriter out of Nances Frances, came back around to his acoustic stylings to end out his projects this past year (his debut year as the inspired project DEGREE). Dugast let himself dive into...
The Zombie Dandies: ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The Zombie Dandies are a musical project from Normandy, France. The story of the group started in 2011, when two bored ghouls, Marty Dandy (Drums, Bass, Guitar & Vocals ) and K1000 Zombie (Guitar & Vocals), woke...
Alpha Brutal: Everyt...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Alpha Brutal is a French band from the suburbs of Paris, initially a DIY one man band, but now with an expanded lineup. Inspired by many different styles, it eventually adopted a Nerd Metal and Nintendocore approach. Alpha...
Slideway (SWY): When...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
DV’s records is an indie Label based in Bordeaux, France who issued the TOKYO IS CALLING compilation, 18 songs in the vein of surf/pop/punk/emo & hardcore, back in December of 2013. This was the first compilation...
Rue de Prague: Ignit...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Parisian post-rock group RUE DE PRAUGE was formed in 2007 and released their first self-produced album “Helpless Wisdom” in 2013. They’ve returned in 2016 with their first studio recordings, of which...
Mr Moustache: Mentho...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The three song Menthol EP was released on February 14th of this year, a nice dose of punk rock out of Bordeaux France for this fine Saturday, reminding me of a few classic SF bay area bands of old. The EP, which was issued...
Pauline Andrès: Driv...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Pauline Andrès’ upcoming album, The Heart Breaks, delves into the ache of a broken heart amongst a musical landscape between French Chanson and Bakersfield Outlaw Country after a short stop in Tijuana. The...
Api Uiz: Garçons et ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Api Uiz is a long-standing instrumental rock trio from Bordeaux France, who celebrated their 20th anniversary this year, a great achievement. Their music is described as multicolored punk energy, with long and repetitive...
Have the Moskovik: T...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
French sample heavy post-rock four-piece Orléans came together in the city in 2006, adding a performer into the mix for their high energy and stimulating live shows. In 2011 they created their own label Gropied Records and...
Elisa P: Up to the S...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Elisa P(rilleux) is a classically trained French multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter currently living in London and signed to Flat50 management, part of a arts cooperative who organize and host live music and arts...
100%chevalier: La Ma...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
In April of 2013 Strabourg France three-piece math rock group 100%chevalier released their five track EP, titled “EP-IC“, containing incredible tracks like Kevy King, Karmageddon and of course our favorite, and...
CAB Collective: I Am...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“CAB Collective are a four piece rock band who exemplify diversity and versatility. Hailing from some of the furthest-flung corners of Europe and formed on the North coast of Scotland, CAB Collective have a strong...
Hookspine: Enough Cu...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Hookspine is the one man project of French artist JnL, Jean-Nicolas Lys. Enough Cuteness is his first single, from his debut EP planned for December 2015. The single is available as a digital download with the B-side...
George Ezra: Budapes...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Parisian producer Creange recently issued this nice danceable remixed version of George Ezra’s rising single, Budapest. We typically don’t post too many remixes, but loved the tropical injection of sounds which...
Les Limbes: Hyperson...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s Dose is the single from the debut self-titled EP from French outfit Les Limbes. The EP will see release on April 17th through Hidden Shoal. “Les Limbes is an exercise in intensely focused energy and...
Alphabetical: Winter
posted by Charles Stepczyk
French indie pop band Alphabetical hail from Paris, a talented five piece group who’ve reportedly been around since 2012. At the beginning of 2014 in January they released the six song EP, Rusted Gold, which you can...
Saycet: Volcano (Jul...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Volcano marks Saycet’s discography comeback on “Mirage“, the third album for his Saycet project following One Day at Home and Through the Window. Since the last release, he has had four years where he was...
Fresh Body Shop: Any...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Pedro Rousseau from Nantes in France has been writing pop songs under the artist name Fresh Body Shop since 2006. Head over to the Jamendo link below for free downloads of 18 (yes eighteen) albums. This is the title track...
Les Bonbons: Dans L...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“About Les Bonbons Seven virtuoso troubadours, Les Bonbons perform vagabond pop that resonates with a shimmering wall of sound, pumped up with strings, brass and a choir of charismatic song. Their tunes stagger and...
Comett: Time for Dep...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
We recently spotted this newish track from French indie pop duo COMETT while diving headlong into the abyss of endless music postings on Twitter (via Twitter Search). This is among the handful of sparkling songs we fished...