What do Arno Hintjes, David Bowie, Sharon Stone and Axelle Red have in common? They're all Chevalier des Arts et Lettres in France - Axelle received this honour two weeks ago. Recipients "significantly contributed to the enrichment of the French cultural inheritance", which makes Sharon Stone the odd one out, I guess. Axelle (real name Fabienne Demal) sings in French since the late eighties, and along the way graduated from pop to pure soul. French Soul, as one album states. Next week Jardin Secret is released, recorded at Willie Mitchell's studio in Memphis - can't get any more soul than that, I mean, c'mon, this is the guy who produced Al Green's and Ann Peebles' greatest hits. Then again, not Willie but Belgian soundwizard Daan was wearing the productionhat.Anyways, second single Temps Pour Nous is out now.
Axelle Red - Temps Pour Nous
Fuckin' great cover.
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