Most of the girls posted here do sing in French, but for some I make an exception. Keren Ann Zeidel's one of them. Her just-released untitled fifth album is, just like her third cd, completely in English. The others, ofcourse, were completely or partly in French (if you do not own La Disparition by Keren, you're no friend o'mine). Some songs, like the already posted Lay Your Head Down, have a distinct Velvet Underground vibe, there are even songs with very loud guitars. But most of them are slow, sultry, candle-lit chansons that suit her beautiful voice well. There's not much information yet on Keren Ann-the-album (who wrote what, who's playing), but with songs like In Your Back, The Harder Ships of the World and Where No Endings End, I know already this cd is going to end up high in my yearlist. Just nine songs on Keren Ann, but on the Deluxe Edition there's an extra one, a cover of Luiz Bonfa's famous bossanova Manha de Carnaval.
Keren Ann - Where No Endings End
Keren Ann - In Your Back
Keren Ann - Manha de Carnaval
Keren Ann recorded a livesession for French musicmag Les Inrocks. See the videos here.
See the vidoe for Lay Your Head Down here
Superbe!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThanks for posting these, I am super psyched to hear her new album. Her previous works have been among my favorites of this decade.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThanks again for posting and for the great photo.
Hi Guuz: supporting stars on KA's new album are Albin de la Simone & Bardi Johannson, among others. It's her weakest album yet, at least in my eyes, artsy-fartsy & a bore from beginning to end.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenGreets from Munich & See ya,
Le D.
Artsy-fartsy? Come on, Lay Your Head Down is one of her best songs ever!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI don't see that. Lay Your Head Down is a fakey Mazzy Star song Hope Sandoval would have done a lot better, and there's not a single track that could stand the comparison to La Disparition.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenSee ya,
Le D.
superbe!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenLove her new album!
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