The Limiñanas – “Angels & Devils”, “The Gift” – live session

The Limiñanas bring a little Catalan sun on the Malouine coasts. Between French chanson and influences underground garage, The Limiñanas deploys in each of its titles a very cinematographic universe, of the road movie with the echoes of Cinecittà. Captured during this exclusive session near Saint-Malo, between land and sea, our southern rockers perform “Angels and Devils” and “The Gift” and we put a little balm in the heart.

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Les Limiñanas apportent un peu de soleil catalan sur les côtes malouines. Entre chanson française et influences garage underground, The Limiñanas déploie dans chacun de ses titres un univers très cinématographique, du road-movie aux échos de Cinecittà. Captés lors de cette session exclusive près de Saint-Malo, entre terre et mer, nos rockeurs du sud interprètent “Angels and Devils” et “The Gift” et nous mettent un peu de baume au cœur.

 

Jain releases “Souldier”, her second pop world album

She swapped her black dress with Peter Pan collar blue worker combination, but his pop-world hits continue to conquer the world: Jain released Friday his second album “Souldier” for which she feels “still a lot of pressure”.

For artists who hit hard in the first opus, the second is usually the one of all dangers: less pleasing, less surprising, less sell … Dangers necessarily proportional to the high expectations of the record company, the media, the public.

Jain , whose meteoric trajectory has come close to the stars of international pop in just two years, with the hits “Come” and “Makeba” from the album “Zanaka” (2015), is aware of this.

“I see the wait in the eyes of people, that’s why having resumed the concerts this summer was good for me, it gave me some certainty for some new live titles,” admits Jain. , Jeanne Galice in the civil.

For artists who hit hard in the first opus, the second is usually the one of all dangers: less pleasing, less surprising, less sell … Dangers necessarily proportional to the high expectations of the record company, the media, the public.

Jain , whose meteoric trajectory has come close to the stars of international pop in just two years, with the hits “Come” and “Makeba” from the album “Zanaka” (2015), is aware of this [ . . . ]

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Three classic French whites that go perfectly with seafood 

Domaine Félines-Jourdan Picpoul de Pinet, Languedoc, France 2017 (£8.50, The Wine Society) Picpoul de Pinet is never going to come off well in a comparison with some of the bigger French wine hitters. The dry, unoaked white wine from the western end of the Languedoc isn’t the kind of thing anyone would buy to put in a cellar, or make a flashy fuss of ordering at a restaurant. The gap between the best and the worst examples isn’t especially wide: a friend in the trade likes to say it all comes from one big tank. And yet, all of the above is somehow part of its attraction. It’s there to do a job – match the seafood from the nearby Med and the Thau lagoon – without too much fuss. The picpoul grape variety’s natural acid nip and breeziness combining with lemon, touches of leafy herb and, in the impeccable production from Félines-Jourdan, a swell of stone-fruity richness.

Pierre Luneau-Papin Folle Blanche, Pays Nantais, France 2017 (£9.95, Joseph Barnes)
The affinity with seafood has meant Picpoul de Pinet has inevitably drawn comparisons with the original French fruits de mer favourite made further north around the Loire estuary: Muscadet. For the most part, wines in this area are made from melon de bourgogne, and it is to the whites made from chardonnay in Burgundy’s Chablis that the locals prefer their wines to be compared. Certainly that’s a relevant point of departure with the family domaine Pierre Luneau Papin’s classically steely Domaine de Verger Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie 2016 (£12.99, Buon Vino). Curiously, however, the folle blanche takes us back to picpoul, the titular grape variety being a relation of the southern variety, although here making a much sharper but equally oyster-compatible dry white.

Château Lestrille Entre Deux Mers Blanc, Bordeaux, France 2017 (£12.12, Corking Wines)
There’s a touch of the 1970s bistro wine list about muscadet. If you set that retro charm alongside its ability to stand in for chablis when smaller vintages in burgundy have led to shortages in supply, then you can begin to understand why muscadet has become a firm favourite for sommeliers working in some of the country’s trendier restaurants. The same hasn’t quite come to pass for another dry white favourite of yesteryear, Entre-Deux-Mers, although I have begun to see a few merchants giving this Bordeaux region’s brisk spin on the sauvignon blanc-led blend another chance. Château Lestrille’s version is super-clean and cleansing; Château Sainte-Marie Entre Deux Mers 2017 (£10.95, Great Western Wine) has a touch of custard-richness and tropical fruit to go with the zinginess.

Source: Three classic French whites that go perfectly with seafood | Food | The Guardian

Shame slayed La Route du Rock Festival in France 

The French fort at Saint Malo saw post-punk’s Shame play a blistering set on the second stage at La Route du Rock Festival last night (17 August).

Largely taking place across two stages at Le Fort de Saint-Père fort in Saint-Malo, La Route du Rock also features a beach stage by the walled city seafront, and an opening party at the festival’s year-round live venue La Nouvelle Vague.The festival almost completely eliminates choice, giving the crowd a non-stop 6pm-4am programme that alternates one act at a time between the main and second stage. It’s a confident, and completely justified, statement about the organisers’ taste – and it’s worked for more than 25 years.So entering the stage to the fairground blasts of The Vengaboys’ ‘We Like to Party’ was about the most rebellious thing Shame could have done, bringing the remnants of a tasteless time to a festival that prides itself on its timeless taste. Tops came off and mic stands became accessories as they gave their all through a charged set that touched on highlights ‘The Lick’ and ‘One Rizla’ from debut album Songs of Praise, as well as some equally savvy and spiteful brand new material.The crowd lapped up every minute of a set that had none of the refinement, restraint or mystery provided by the rest of the day’s bill – one that included the relatively low key Grizzly Bear, Brian Jonestown Massacre, and The Limiñanas. By the time the band had finished, even the crowd had broken a sweat for the first time today.For their part, The Limiñanas turned their lo-fi recordings into an outstanding rich and layered performance, with a line-up of guest musicians joining founding members Lionel and Marie to open the main stage. It was the perfect smokey soundtrack to see off the last of the sunshine.But the surprise of the night for visitors was the reception for French legend Étienne Daho, well known to the local crowd thanks to a massive pop career spanning more than 30 years. All the 20-somethings on the front row swapped places with their parents to watch Étienne channeling Depeche Mode, backed by a buff band, dry ice and futuristic mood lighting. Finally, Chilean band Föllakzoid closed up, churning out dark and chugging Krautrock until 4am for all those still standing.La Route du Rock continues today. Check their website here for details.

Source: Shame slayed La Route du Rock Festival in France | Gigwise | Gigwise