I've been listening to Jaune by Quebec artist, Jean-Pierre Ferland. Although most of the album is in French, it has a lot to offer to anyone truly interested in good-rock-music.
Ferland started by performing mainly folk songs in the 60's. Departing from his folk influences, Ferland's Jaune, both celebrates and contributes to contemporary music in ways which were unprecedented in 1970- and which are still refreshingly innovative today.
I'd never heard of Jean Pierre until I heard Charlotte Gainsbourg's cover of Ferland's "Le Chat du Cafe des Artistes" on Princeton Radio. At first, I was thrilled to hear what I thought was new music that actually sounded like new music. Although it turned out to be a (fantastic) cover, I was equally thrilled to have stumbled upon the enlightening music of an artist who, in my opinion, is greatly under appreciated among Anglophones.
www.jeanpierreferland.com
Jean Pierre Ferland. Jaune. Barclay, 1970.
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