French music

[Quail]

Does anyone listen to any decent bands that sing in French? I listen to 86 Crew and Hors Controle a lot, but if anyone has any recommendations of punk or ska bands that sing in French, I'd be grateful if you'd share them. I want tp improve my French and listening to music is a good way of almost subconsciously doing that :)

[Invincible Summer]

Exterio are pretty decent IMO
http://www.myspace.com/exterio

Vulgaires Machins too
http://www.myspace.com/vulgairesmachins


They're both Quebecois (Canadian French) though. And may not be explicitly punk, but close enough.

[NoOneIsIllegal]

Don't know how much you'd be into this stuff. Besides Alcest and (some) Amesoeurs, most of these bands are may be too fast/harsh/annoying for your taste. However, they are all french and I enjoy them. Just a heads up: Alcest's album "souvenirs d'un autre monde" is one of the most beautiful albums, ever.

Alcest
Amanda Woodward
Amesoeurs
Aussitot Mort
Belle Epoque
Daïtro
The Flying Worker
Mihai Edrisch
Sed Non Satiata
The Third Memory

[The Douche]

Brigada Flores Magon
Juenesse Apatride (quebecois)

[Peace Sells..]

in the vein of amesoeurs and alcest, also check out les discrets.

i don't know if you like black metal, but peste noire is one of my favorite bands right now. cold, raw, medieval type shit.

[Quail]

Thanks for all your suggestions, I'll give them a listen :thumbup1:

[Widerstand]

Do check out Daitro and Sed Non Satiata :)

Some more that come to mind:

Le pré où je suis mort (screamo, post-rock'ish)

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Irie Révoltés (raggae, ska; not purely french, but they sing in french quite often. somewhat leftist)

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[Duthchas]

Matmatah

[Aesop]

LOl. This is the third time i have recommended this artist on rev left.

Keny Arkana. A french female hip-hop artist. La rage is the song that did it for me.

http://www.myspace.com/kenyarkana

[Dimentio]

Does anyone listen to any decent bands that sing in French? I listen to 86 Crew and Hors Controle a lot, but if anyone has any recommendations of punk or ska bands that sing in French, I'd be grateful if you'd share them. I want tp improve my French and listening to music is a good way of almost subconsciously doing that :)

ALIZEE!!!! :blushing:

http://maaadddog.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/alizee-jacotey-16.jpg

[Pavlov's House Party]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVLBVTPP_jw&feature=fvsr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeRESwHGHu0

Edited for ska:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6wrwIzkA1c&p=9D278AA3A5BFBC57&playnext=1&index=15

I can't find it but they do have french versions of their songs.

[Pavlov's House Party]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft2fQpZW7HI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSvmIPP47WI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csT1dJaiVrg
Also check out "Les Cowboys Fringants", they're a Quebecois leftist band.

[Il Medico]

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The original by Plastic Bertrand is better imo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VE45LlwTvc

But generally I listen to more of the older French music.
Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKgcKYTStMc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A314PVRSQIM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za_6A0XnMyw

[kitsune]

I've been listening to stuff like Phoenix and Housse de Racket and Noir Désir and PacoVolume. Wrong style and/or language.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BJDNw7o6so

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjYF5T2oIRQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF8kJvgp0_Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygT8BLQgC24

[kitsune]

Oh! And Stuck in the Sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQKOXPCztBI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h8ZpwIWPHs

[ed miliband]

This cool arsehole:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuZklVrHspM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duAk5um3B3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIDuE4U_fZg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKfBJMIANsM

Definitive proof smoking is cool.

These people are cool too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQGNpRnFNgM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RshBBqVh2c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOd_5ZRPmFs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD3rNd6p8S8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mseyVZ0JNOM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k0SJhwtTgU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpSdomxhlpI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV4dLMYkDLA

Sixties French pop is up there with Krautrock, southern hip hop and Mahler for me (i.e. amazingly awesome).

[Sam_b]

Generally a fan, yes. Here are my favourites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh3XuT8IWFY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TtUchwQQO0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5aeeSmkPwQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz58Hw9hldw

[NoOneIsIllegal]

Celeste makes me want to punch babies. That's a good feeling. CHECK THEM OUT.

[Widerstand]

Fucking french rap is fucking awesome badass gangsta get's your adrenaline pumped and such:

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Also much love for David Belle (and Banlieu 13 + B13 Ultimatum, awesome movies from a parkour PoV).

also, more:

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