La Femme – Paradigmes (2LPs, Disque Pointu)

Few bands have invigorated French pop like La Femme over the last decade and in 2021 they re coming to make all of our lives better. Paradigmes their much-awaited third album offers a shift in how we see the world a kaleidoscopic vortex to a different more vibrant dimension. After Psycho Tropical Berlin in 2013 and Mystere in 2016 which both reached Gold status in France and got them to play hundreds of shows around the world the Paris-based Biarritz band continue to dazzle listeners with their new record. Within this album of beautifully-curated electropop you will hear everything from coldwave to yeye Kraftwerk to the Velvet Underground all distilled and sequenced and psychedelicized so that it sounds uniquely La Femme. The title track is a brassy blast of sizzling electro that imbues the spirit of flappers and philosophers cabaret and art deco and Fritz Lang s masterpiece Metropolis all underpinned with a touch of lyrical melancholy. Paradigmes is an album that lives in the moment even if that moment is a challenge right now. It s fantastical voyages will undoubtedly provide an escape into a world beyond our own. Album Tracks 1. Paradigme 2. Le Sang de Mon Prochain 3. Cool Colorado 4. Foutre Le Bordel 5. Nouvelle-Orleans 6. Pasadena 7. Lacher de Chevaux 8. Disconnexion 9. Foreigner 10. Force & Respect 11. Divine Creature 12. Mon Ami 13. Le Jardin 14. Va 15. Tu T en Lasses.