France

Regular guestposter Jean-Luc unveils a sex-oriented, grungy drummer/singer. Who can be very tender as well:

France Cartigny is not exactly a 'Fille Sourire' - but Camille isn't either, is she?. This France is a drummer, she sounds quite grungy, and her record sounds a bit like the first Breeders album, or any album by the Kelly Deal 6000 (yeah, I do love the Pixies ;-)). If you're still in a "French-girl-and-a-piano" mood, you should dig Jésus les Garçons. Eponyme was her comeback-album, released in 1999; Cartigny started her carreer in France at the tender age of 14. She released another album in 2004, called En Place (which I never got to listen). In addition to being very funny, almost all of her lyrics are VERY sex-oriented. I like her very much, and not ONLY because of that. I like her voice and her 'I don't give a f*ck' attitude. Nowadays, she's in a trio called Les France Cartigny. See?

France Cartigny - Jésus Les Garçons
France Cartigny - Daniel & Amelie
France Cartigny - Les Oiseaux Les Ours (from En Place)