Versari

A little while ago I bumped onto Versari's MySpace-site, and fell in love with Les Silhouettes, a beautiful dark diamond of a song by Versari. It's a duet, non-Versari member Céline Bary sings it with Jean-Charles Versari. The lyrics are like a conversation between two old lovers reminiscing and talking about where it all went wrong. It took a while, but thanks to J-C I got hold of the song. J-C used to be in a band called Les Hurleurs, Versari’s music is an unusual blend of French songwriting with a strong reference to arty Britrock. The general atmosphere is somehow melancholic (think Tindersticks and a crooning Nick Cave), but in a bright way. Jour après jour is their first album. J-C emailed me that he's working on songs for Céline (they worked together before on a Tuxedomoon cover, see here) as well, "because she is a brilliant singer and it's a shame she doesn't have an album out yet." So there!

Versari - Les Silhouettes