Manu

I love a rockband with fullblown guitars, and on top of that a fille fragile. Dolly was such a band. Popular in France, but fairly unkown elsewhere. They broke up following the tragic death (carcrash) of bassplayer Mickaël Chamberlin in 2005. Next week, the first soloalbum by Dolly-singer Emmanuelle Monet aka Manu is released. It features guitars, but mostly solid rock songs that show that Manu really has a sweet voice. She takes her foot off the fuzz pedal more than once, mind you. Not every song is a-okay, but single Tes Cicatrices (see here) and albumtrack Cow-Boy are really great.

Manu - Cow-boy

Not a girl, but a tad fragile, is my current French flavour of the week: Toi + Moi by new artist Gregoire. He got a deal 'cause a few thousand donors paid at least ten euros to make his album happen (not via Sellaband, but Mymajorcompany). See clip here. MyMajorCompany do have some filles in their roster, like Joyce Jonathan and Margaux.

Gregoire - Toi + Moi