Current musical obsession: Pierre Lapointe, a twenty-something québécois whose sound makes me think cabaret, music hall, chanson, all that. Availability of his debut CD, which was released in May, seems rather limited here in the States; if I can’t find it in these parts, I’ll probably get it online from Amazon Canada. Check him out at his website (requires Flash; plays audio automatically, so adjust your speakers; and oh yeah, it’s en français). “Debout sur ma tête” is especially haunting. “Le columbarium” (the site includes a video and “le making of”) is lively, almost wickedly so–for a song about a columbarium.
And I like saying his name. La pwahnt. (Link via Surly Snobby.)
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His debut is sublime. I haven’t seen it distributed in the U.S. at all. I got mine from Renaud-Bray, where it’s currently on sale for $18.99 CAN, or around $14.89 US.
nice…i am always on the search for some new tunes