Salut Michaël! I’ve been spinning your lovely recent album, Un Si Longue Attente, and for some reason the phrase “jolie-pop” springs to my mind… Since you and Pascale are both natives of France, maybe you understand what I mean by that terminology. Your music is pleasing and inviting, despite the occasional bleak lyrics. Do you think the “jolie-pop” description fits your sound?
Serge Gainsbourg used to say that most of his lyrics were about love, & that they were all dark & negative. Morrissey said that music must talk about your life, & I like the fact that the Buzzcocks songs are very fast & “happy sounding”, while the lyrics are quite dark, too. I guess that this had an influence on me (& I haven’t mentioned Felt yet!). I like the paradox of pretty tunes mixed with gloomy lyrics. “Jolie-pop” is an expression never used in France, though, but why not!
News updates for Watoo Watoo
May 6th, 2014
Watoo Watoo Interview at DOA
March 19th, 2014
WATOO WATOO Review at big Takeover
February 9th, 2014
Watoo Watoo review at Examiner
February 8th, 2014
Watoo Watoo review at Caught in the Carousel
February 6th, 2014
Watoo Watoo write up at Bloodbuzzed
January 28th, 2014
Watoo Watoo – review and featured release at ALLMUSIC.com
January 24th, 2014
Watoo Watoo – making the cut for this newest Soundscape Memoirs
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https://www.mixcloud.com/soundscapememoirs/soundscape-broadcast-9-the-10-terror/