In 2003 Les Choses de la Vie came out, the debutalbum by Dorval. The singer of this band is Pascale Baehrel, a former ballet-dancer. The album was produced by Benjamin Biolay. To quote a review from Amazon: "She's soft and breathy, but enunciates clearly, and has a fuller, richer voice than Biolay sister Coralie Clement. On the title track, she supplies a beautiful vocal performance, sounding completely relaxed, unhurried and unforced." Couldn't agree more. The record is very delicately arranged, a well-made, very soft bed for that tiptoeing voice of Pascale. It's still one of my favourite filles sourires-albums - it refers strongly to the softfocus seventies, especially the Gainsbourgian song Les Petits Mots (linked).
I wonder what happened to Dorval (one reviewer asked himself if they named the band after Alain Dorval, who voices Sylvester Stallone in dubbed movies) - after Les Choses they haven't released anything. The website hasn't been updated for over a year. Any news, anyone?
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