today i want to introduce you to stranded horse (also known as yann tamboura), a singer-songwriter who did much of the recording of his latest album, humbling tides, in normandy, a region of france steeped in legends and rich history.
and it shows. tamboura's music is a fascinating mix of medieval folksong, the mandinka tradition of west africa, traditional french chanson, and fahey-esque fingerpicking. he's quite clever with not only a guitar, but also a kora, and this only lends to his music a storytelling vibe. and that's what tamboura is doing with his music - he's telling you stories. don't expect him to belt out any "baby, baby, baby, let's get it on" kind of choruses; instead, tamboura carefully crafts a tale for you to immerse yourself in. his music is quiet and complex and easy to fall into.
check out the very lovely and the shoreline it withdrew in anger. it'll transport you straight to those norman coasts:
(mp3) and the shoreline it withdrew in anger by stranded horse
now check out the heavily medieval flavored jolting moon:
now, on the complete opposite spectrum of musical sounds, meet zenzile, a veteran french band who manage to mix jazz, rock, post punk, dub and rock together into their music.
check out fire eater, which is synth heavy with distorted vocals, driving guitars, and heavy beats while still managing to sound poppy enough to get your head bouncing:
(mp3) fire eater by zenzile
check out simple lesson, which is a bit more dark than fire eater:
want to see either band? check them out at the CMJ music festival this week in NY! best yet, the shows are freeeee! you can also catch fellow french bands make the girl dance, chateau marmont, the lanskies, hindi zahra, the two, revolver, and the inspector cluzo in addition to stranded horse and zenzile at NY's hiro ballroom on october 19th and the santos party house on october 20th.
buy pawn shop, the eighth album released by zenzile HERE.
buy humbling tides, the latest album by stranded horse, HERE.
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