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Wildcard (week 26):
Wildcard (week 26):
Grand Corps Malade & Melody Gardot – Souvenirs Manqués
Grand Corps Malade’s latest album is titled Mesdames, since it sees the artist collaborate with French female singers like Véronique Sanson and Louane. It was a huge success, with sales of over 550.000 in his home land alone. A Deluxe Edition of the album added four more songs, including Des Gens Beaux.
Two years after the release of the album, a new single is released off it. This time, Grand Corps Malade sings with Melody Gardot. “I very much wanted to propose a duet with Melody”, he explains. “It was my idea for her to sing in French and step out of her usual jazz/blues universe. When we discussed the song’s theme, we chose missing memories, all in self-mockery, in reference to the memory problems from which Melody suffered following her accident.”
Souvenirs Manqués by Grand Corps Malade & Melody Gardot is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It’ll feature prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week.
Recommended as well:
Des Gens Beaux
Pas Essentiel
Effets Secondaires
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In the Wildcards 2022 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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Grand Corps Malade – Des Gens Beaux
Grand Corps Malade – Des Gens Beaux
Two of my favourite French artists nowadays are Grand Corps Malade and Hoshi. This story starts with the latter. Or rather, this is a story that stars the latter. Hoshi is a very gifted singer-songwriter. Also, she’s a proud member of the LHBTIQ+ community. For open-minded people like you and me, that’s as normal as anything. But you must know that since Hoshi kissed onstage with one of her (female) band members, she received the most appalling threats.
That’s not all, alas. Last April, French ‘music expert’ Fabien Lecoeuvre gave his (sexist) contribution in a radio show. He argued (allow me to paraphrase) that modern popstars are hideous to look at. “Take Hoshi for instance”, he said. “She’s a huge talent without a doubt, but would you hang her poster in your room? She’s scary. She should give her songs to pretty singers.”
(I’ll give you a few seconds to catch your breath…)
Obviously, Hoshi responded to this statement (“You make me puke”), and many French artists denounced Lecoeuvre’s judgments. The most powerful support now comes from Grand Corps Malade. He wrote a song about the affair. Des Gens Beaux is a danceable pop tune, that includes the journalist’s original remarks, combined with cynical lyrics in support of his colleague singer. Even if you don’t speak French, you’ll be able to feel the emotions.
Having said that, at first listen, I thought I heard GCM sing ‘Il faut des jambons’ (we need hams), but the lyrics go ‘Il faut des gens beaux’ (we need beautiful people), which is much more on topic… Don’t forget to watch the great video as well!
Recommended as well:
Grand Corps Malade – Pas Essentiel
Grand Corps Malade – Effets Secondaires
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For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
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Wildcard (week 51):
Wildcard (week 51):
Grand Corps Malade – Pas Essentiel
Grand Corps Malade’s lyrics aren’t socially critical per se, but Fabien Marsaud (his real name) wears his heart on his sleeve. His April single Effets Secondaires (‘side effects’) for instance, was a COVID charity track. Applauding the real heroes of the Corona crisis, the healthcare workers, all proceeds were donated to two French hospitals.
The same crisis was the inspiration for GCM’s new single, but this time, he points the camera at the cultural sector. In his home country France, like in most of the rest of the world, theatres and venues are closed. Not only out of fear of being potential virus ‘super spreaders’, but also because the governments label them ‘not essential’. GCM opposes that view. In a French newspaper, he calls it cruel and unfair. “It made me want to speak up about all of those things that may seem non essential, but in the end make life worth living.” Elsewhere, he calls the song ‘an ode to freedom’.
GCM wrote the track only at the end of November, with Swiss DJ/producer Quentin Mosimann. It contains a repetitive chorus that sticks in your brain. But even more clever is the incorporation of the whistle from Break Machine’s 1984 hit Street Dance.
Two weeks ago, An Open Letter To Creatives by The Lottery Winners was the Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. Grand Corps Malade’s new single is an equally heart-felt track, but about the cultural sector. I couldn’t agree more with the message of this song. That’s why Pas Essentiel is this week’s Wildcard!
Recommended as well:
Grand Corps Malade – Effets Secondaires
In the Wildcards 2020 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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Wildcard (week 17):
Wildcard (week 17):
Grand Corps Malade – Effets Secondaires
Frenchman Fabien Marsaud originally wanted to become a basketball pro, but an accident prohibited him from fulfilling that ambition. This is reflected by his artist name Grand Corps Malade, which means ‘large sick body’. Now that a virus turned the whole world into a large sick body, the singer recorded a charity song. All of its proceeds will be donated to two French hospitals.
Effets Secondaires (‘side effects’) features Grand Corps Malade’s characteristic speak-singing style. It sits on top of an impressive composition by Swiss DJ/producer Quentin Mosimann, who also produced GCM’s upcoming album.
Obviously, the song applauds the real heroes of the Corona crisis, the healthcare workers. But it also points at other global disasters taking place. It warns that if Corona showed us one thing, it’s that we’re all in this together. Sooner or later, the problems of total strangers will become your problems as well. We’re all in the same boat, fighting the same threats.
A universal message that transcends the current pandemic. It’ll feature on top of this blog for a whole week as the Carte Blanche Music Wildcard!
In the Wildcards 2020 playlist you can find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 38)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- After – Snowburn (album track)
indie | pop - Amanzi – I Gave You Grace
indie | pop | soul - Malika Ayane – È Andata Così (album track)
indie | pop - Berthaju – Dutch House Parties
indie | rock - Blood Red Shoes – Two Weeks (album track) indie | rock
- Blossoms – Husband indie | pop
- Good Health Good Wealth – I Can’t Tell Ya indie | rock
- Grand Corps Malade (feat. Julia) – Mes Doutes Avec Toi (album track)
pop - Mentissa – Fais Gaffe À Toi
indie | pop - Anderson .Paak & Cordae – A Good Day hip hop | indie | pop
- Troye Sivan – Party
electronic | pop - Declan Welsh & The Decadent West – Run Down Small Town indie | rock
- Wet World – Hokas indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Your ‘All-Time’ Favourites (2017-2022)
The last six years, starting in 2017, I posted 10 musical recommendations per week on this blog. A total of well over 3.000 tracks, mostly by upcoming – often female (fronted) – artists from all over the world. As I explained yesterday, Carte Blanche Music is entering a new era. One in which I’ll focus my efforts on my constantly updated Spotify playlist.
For sure, that doesn’t mean the blog is closing down. It’ll continue to be the home of my ‘best of’ collection (Werner’s Weekly) on Monday mornings (CET) and my favourite new track (the Carte Blanche Music Wildcard), every Wednesday morning. Also, I’ll post the latest additions to my playlist on Saturdays. For updates, follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
No better way to round up the last six years than by publishing the Your ‘All-Time’ Favourites, a chart compiling the 500 most popular (as in best-read) Carte Blanche Music recommendations from 2017 to 2022. You’ll find the Top 25 below, but click through for the full list. My original recommendations are behind the links. If you’re an artist, don’t be shy and search (Ctrl+F) to find out if you made the list. You might be surprised…
Enjoy and thanks for joining the ride so far. Follow the Carte Blanche Music playlist (click ‘♥’ in Spotify) for many more recommendations to come!
Your ‘All-Time’ Favourites (2017-2022)
- Videoclub – Roi
- Wildcard (week 7): Drew Sycamore – 45 Fahrenheit Girl
- Aili x Transistorcake – Dansu
- Wildcard (week 13): Placebo – The Prodigal
- Super db – Wait For Me
- Wildcard (week 12): Shanguy – Toukassé
- Japanese Breakfast – Paprika
- Saint Motel – A Good Song Never Dies
- IBE – Table Of Fools
- Angèle – La Loi De Murphy
- Wildcard (week 22): Håkan Hellström – Alla Drömmar Är Uppfyllda
- Rick Astley – Every One Of Us
- Friedberg – Go Wild
- Wildcard (week 26): Videoclub – En Nuit
- Agnes – Here Comes The Night
- a-ha feat. Ingrid Helene Håvik – The Sun Always Shines On TV (MTV Unplugged)
- Angèle – Libre
- Temples – Paraphernalia
- Lola Le Lann – Portofino
- Pixey – Free To Live In Colour
- Eliza & The Delusionals – Just Exist
- Videoclub – Enfance 80
- Izzy Bizu (feat. Chris Martin) – Someone That Loves You ’19
- Mina Okabe – Miss Those Days
- Just – Walk Slow Smile More Read More →
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Your favourites (September 2022)
Below, you can find all 10 of your favourites in the month of September; my recommendations that you read the most during this month. Great choices!
The links bring you directly to the original posts. Each of those features a player that allows you to listen to the track via the platform of your choice. Enjoy!
- Placebo – The Prodigal (WC)
- Angèle – Libre (WC)
- Ellur – Alive
- Ayesha A. Madon – Goldfish
- Grand Corps Malade – Des Gens Beaux
- Temples – Paraphernalia
- Young Gun Silver Fox – Rolling Back
- Håkan Hellström – Alla Drömmar Är Uppfyllda
(WC) - Reverend & The Makers – Heatwave In The Cold North
- Giant Rooks – Wild Stare
(WC) = ex Carte Blanche Music Wildcard
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Werner’s Weekly (week 28)
This is Werner’s Weekly, your compass to new music that matters, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Skies – Deconstruction (Wildcard this week)
- Grand Corps Malade & Melody Gardot – Souvenirs Manqués (Wildcard last week)
- book NOT brooke – Popsicle
- Drew Sycamore – Electric Motion
- Haunter – Go
- Pale Waves – Jealousy
- Warhaus – Open Window
Click the links for more info and listen to each of the tracks via the Werner’s Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist. Also added last week: The Cult, The 1975, White Lies, and more.
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Werner’s Weekly (week 27)
This is Werner’s Weekly, your compass to new music that matters, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Grand Corps Malade & Melody Gardot – Souvenirs Manqués (Wildcard this week)
- Strawberry Swing feat. meadowhip – Bennie (Won’t Dance)
(Wildcard last week) - Chase City – Nostalgia
- Dayglow – Then It All Goes Away
- Mood Bored – Easy Going
- Mum Thinks Blue – Headspin
- Sloan Peterson feat. Pearl – Wear My Heart Out
Click the links for more info and listen to each of the tracks via the Werner’s Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist. Also added last week: Alma, Foals, Jonathan Jeremiah, Yungblud and more.
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Your Favourites (2021)
My container playlist Carte Blanche Music 2021 doesn’t only include all of the 998 songs I recommended last year. It also holds the 100 best tracks in my opinion, the Carte Blanche Music Top 2021, which I published last week. But that’s only my selection. Isn’t it more interesting to see which of my recommendations you read the most? In other words: which of them were Your Favourites in 2021?
Apparently, the Carte Blanche Music blog has a strong archive function. A quarter of the Top 100 below consists of blog posts from earlier years, which you find via search engines. ‘Google is your friend’, as they say… Also, I think it’s wonderful to see young and upcoming artists like Angèle, Aili x Transistorcake, Mina Okabe, Eyjaa and Videoclub having more than one track amongst your favourites. These are acts to keep an extra keen eye on!
Thank you for being such loyal visitors of Carte Blanche Music. Follow me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and you won’t miss a single recommendation. You’ll find all of these brand-new songs and more in my daily updated Spotify playlist.
And now, enjoy last year’s greatest chart of all: Your Favourites 2021!
- Drew Sycamore – 45 Fahrenheit Girl (WC)
- Aili x Transistorcake – Dansu (2020)
- Super db – Wait For Me
- Japanese Breakfast – Paprika
- Just – Walk Slow Smile More
- The Blue Stones – One By One
- Saint Motel – A Good Song Never Dies (2020)
- Mina Okabe – Miss Those Days
- Håkan Hellström – Alla Drömmar Är Uppfyllda (2020) (WC)
- Agnes – Here Comes The Night
- Pixey – Free To Live In Colour (2020)
- Laura Mvula – Got Me
- Angèle – La Loi De Murphy (2017)
- Temples – Paraphernalia (2020)
- Who – Hey! Get Out The Way (WC)
- Julietta – Not Today
- Lola Le Lann – Portofino (2020)
- a-ha feat. Ingrid Helene Håvik – The Sun Always Shines On TV (MTV Unplugged) (2019)
- Eyjaa – Don’t Forget About Me
- Indochine x Christine & The Queens – 3Sex (2020)
- Me & My Toothbrush – Funking Around (2020)
- Jealous Of The Birds – Something Holy (2020)
- Saint Motel – Preach (2020)
- Izo FitzRoy – Red Line (2020) (WC)
- Videoclub – Enfance 80 (2020)
- Therapie Taxi – Eté 90
- Christopher – Fall So Hard
- Isaac Dunbar – Fan Behavior
- Mina Okabe – Walk Away
- Alfie Templeman – Things I Thought Were Mine (2020)
- Danilo – Bringing It Back
- Negramaro – Ora Ti Canto Il Mare
- Videoclub – En Nuit (2019) (WC)
- Good Health Good Wealth – Guinness
- Ivan & The Parazol – Mást Vártam
- Placebo – Beautiful James
- Super-Hi x Neeka – Following The Sun
- Trunky Juno – Daddy’s Gone For Cigarettes
- Shanguy – Toukassé (2019) (WC)
- Del Amitri – Close Your Eyes And Think Of England
- Raffaella – Ballerina (2019)
- Ali Barter – You Get In My Way
- The Roop – Discoteque
- Izzy Bizu (feat. Chris Martin) – Someone That Loves You ’19 (2019)
- Fear Of Tigers – Tiger Blood
- Grand Corps Malade – Pas Essentiel (WC)
- Olivia – Can’t Break A Broken Heart
- The Bamboos – Ride On Time
- Angèle – Balance Ton Quoi (2019)
- The Vices – In And Out (2020)
- The Academic – Not Your Summer
- Gotts Street Park feat. Flikka – Favourite Kind Of Girl (2020)
- Aili x Transistorcake – Pari Pari
- Mélodie Lauret – À Quoi Tu Penses Quand Tu M’adores ? (2020)
- Eyjaa – The Wrecking Crew
- Dubstar – Tectonic Plates
- Tom Jones – Talking Reality Television Blues (WC)
- AKA George – Manic Machine
- You Am I – The Waterboy
- Grand Corps Malade – Des Gens Beaux
- The Vices – Looking For Faces
- Kuzko – My Mama Says
- Alessia Cara & The Warning – Enter Sandman
- L U – Liquid Gold
- Ruby Waters – Blow
- IBE – Table Of Fools (2019)
- Banji – Listen
- Moby feat. Gregory Porter & Amythyst Kiah – Natural Blues [Reprise Version]
- Rori – The Same Way
- Gracie Abrams – Friend
- Said The Whale – Honey Lungs
- Clara Luciani – Respire Encore (WC)
- Papooz – Theatrical State Of Mind (2019)
- Lou Hayter – Time Out Of Mind
- Mia Nicolai – People Pleaser
- Why Don’t We – Slow Down
- Miss Machine – Regarder Les Choses
- Sitting On Stacy – Chest Hair
- Devon – Warning Signs
- Videoclub – Roi
- Kristiane – Wish I Could Be Your Girl (2020)
- Laura Mac – Garage Full Of Dreams (WC)
- Dopha – The Game (2020)
- Maty Noyes – New Friends
- Bugs – Old Youth Feeling
- Kailee Morgue – This Is Why I’m Hot
- Calby – Burnout (2019)
- Dry Cleaning – Scratchcard Lanyard
- Our Lady Peace (feat. Pussy Riot) – Stop Making Stupid People Famous
- Eelke – Too Much Too Soon
- Troi Irons – She Loves Me Not
- Niko Rubio – Bed
- Aly & AJ – Don’t Need Nothing
- Luz – Counting Houses
- Son Mieux – 1992
- Valeras – Rita
- Amen Mustang – (The Shit You Say) When You’re High
- Angèle – Libre (*)
- Milo – What’s The Matter
- The Hisunz – CNTRDCTNS
(WC) ex Carte Blanche Music Wildcard
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