"If you can create even the slightest variation on one of the most distinct sounds in indie rock without losing what makes it work, the question of stylistic redundancy feels a bit like nitpicking", is what Pitchfork says about the differences between Monade and singer Laetitia Sadier's other band, Stereolab. Monstre Comic is the third album by Lae and the band, and held together by an abstract conceptual notion of how light and shade interact. Or something. It's arty, you know. Although I still prefer 90s Stereolab, there are some great songs on this album. Like the dreamy Messe Joyeuse, and the long Entre Chien et Loup, that exactly halfway changes from slow indie to percussive punk. Nice.
Monade - Messe Joyeuse
Monade - Entre Chien et Loup
Also released is the soloalbum by Phoebe Killdeer, who we all know of Nouvelle Vague. It's in English, and produced by Marc Collin (ofcourse), and it features uptempo, leftfield countryrockish songs. Think Tom Waits, listening to Johnny Cash and imagining himself as a sexy girl. Experienced French pop aficionado's immediatly recognise the bif! bang! pow!-sounds in the song Big Fight as references to Serge & Brigitte's Ford Mustang.
Phoebe Killdeer - Big Fight
Read a great review of a live show by Yelle in New York here, plus download an acoustic (!) version of one of her songs.
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