Projet Piano (5): Daphné

One of the best Filles Sourires-approved albums from last year was L'Emeraud by Clermont-Ferrand-born Daphné. Highly imaginative, with references to fairytales and sung with a distinctive voice - some might say Daphné's pipes are an acquired taste. The album opens with arguably the best song, Un Homme Sous Influence. On D's Wikipedia-site you can find an English translation (click) - it underlines her imagination, as well as her kind of bloated sense of poetry. The piano on this song is played by Chilly Gonzales, the Canadian genius whose solo-albums are worth checking out (if you like to hear a humorous crooner who can't rap but does that anyway), and who lend a hand to Jamie Lidell, Jane Birkin, Peaches and Feist.
After the release of L'Emeraud, things went kinda quiet around Daphné. Producer Benjamin Biolay found another muse, but once he finished his next solo-album, hopefully he might turn back to her.

Daphné - Un Homme Sous Influence

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