French For Cartridge

Joyjoyjoyjoy

WE’RE BACK! French For Cartridge are out of hibernation - at least temporarily.

When Joyzine asked us to contribute something to one of their 20th Anniversary compilation albums we couldn’t say no.

“Joyjoyjoyjoy” with its found-lyrics about maps is our tribute to Joyzine and more specifically Paul Maps - the man behind it all - who is not just a tireless supporter of new independent music, but also one of the nicest people in show business.

Copies in the form of a beautifully designed birthday card + download can be purchased from Bandcamp. If you buy both volumes, you’ll get tracks from the likes of Deerhoof TEKE TEKE A Place To Bury Strangers as well as us.

All proceeds go to HOPE not hate.

Mastered by Andy Baldwin. 
Photo by Auwyn.
Words, music, noise, mix and everything else by Catherine and Henri.

Coucou

Coucou. Anybody there? It’s been a long time.

A few things:

1. We were recently featured in the Belgian criminal TV-series Pandore. Apparently the most successful Belgian show of its kind for quite a while, so if francophone Noir is your thing tune in to it and specifically Episode 2 where “A Hundred And One” from our debut album makes a big appearance right at the start. 

2. Golden Hour Listening Parties. Remember those? You listen to our most recent album “The Golden Hour” whilst the sun sets or arises. We did more than 25 of these all over the world around the release of the album and now you have a chance to do one again in Esch, Luxembourg tomorrow night - or wherever you are over the internet although it may not be golden hour in your part of the world at that time.

Catherine is curating a 22-hour radio show on Radio Art Zone together with S.L. Grange and Claire Thill in the context of their new soundwalks which recently launched as part of Esch2022 European Capital of Culture. 

On air from Tuesday 30th August 14.00 CEST to Wednesday 31st August 12.00 CEST with the French For Cartridge Golden Hour Listening Party happening on the Tuesday from 19.40 CEST. Listen on the live stream on Radio Art Zone or on FM relayed around the world on the following frequencies: 

Radio Art Zone, Esch/Alzette and surroundings 87.8 MHz

Resonance Extra, London / Brighton / Bristol / Cambridge / Norwich DAB+
Soundart Radio, Totnes 102.5 MHz

3. New music? Ah, yes. You would like some. It’s on its way. Slowly. At some point. Maybe. Definitely.

At The Edge Of The Sofa

We look forward to making a return to The Wedding Present’s annual festival this weekend!

The inevitable online move has rebranded it as At The Edge Of The Sofa, and it all kicks off on Friday in the comfort of your own home. We’ll perform a song from our latest album, The Golden Hour, in the segment starting at 7pm BST.

Check it out here!

BBC 6 Music

”Wonky chamber pop”, said Stuart Maconie when he played ‘Roses’ on his Freak Zone show last Sunday on BBC 6 Music.

Second song in at 05:50 - listen HERE or stream the full album on Spotify, Apple Music and all the other usual places.

THE GOLDEN HOUR STREAMING IN FULL

Until now you could only hear our latest album, “The Golden Hour”, if you were lucky enough to get your hands on a very limited and now sold out physical copy or by attending one of the 30 Golden Hour Listening Parties we’ve put on in places ranging from London to Tokyo, Taipei to Vancouver.

As of today you can also stream this hauntingly beautiful orchestral song cycle in full.

So, wherever you are, simply head over to your favourite platform:

Spotify
Tidal
iTunes
Amazon
Apple Music
Deezer
Google Play/YouTube
iHeartRadio
Napster

Need some moving images to look at? Watch Dorna Aslanzadeh’s beautiful video for “End of the World” HERE.

Finland

FINLAND!

Golden Hour Listening Party XXVII tomorrow Sunday 10th at 21.30!

 61°47'40.0"N 23°48'17.7"E - bring your own headphones. Message us for more details.

Can’t make it? Watch this beautiful video made by Dorna Aslanzadeh for “End of the World” instead.

What’s this all about? Read more here.

Roses

Having previously only been available as a physical pre-order or by attending our Golden Hour Listening Parties, we’re releasing our latest album “The Golden Hour” to all streaming platforms later this month.

To celebrate, here’s the opening track “Roses” featuring the amazing CHROMA. It’s a song about a devious gardener who obsesses about her crops and poisons whilst high on pills - worth a listen!

Need something to watch? Have a look at Dorna Aslanzadeh’s amazing video for “End of the World” instead.

Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG!

Golden Hour Listening Party XXVI today Sunday 6th!

Gather behind Mudam by the Drei Echelen at 20.30 and bring your own headphones.

Can’t make it? Watch this beautiful video made by Dorna Aslanzadeh for “End of the World” instead.

What’s this all about? Read more here.

Tokyo

Golden Hour Listening Party XXV tomorrow in Tokyo!

Gather at 17.30 by the Hideyo Noguchi statue in Ueno Park. More info in Japanese HERE.

Bring your headphones!

GOLDEN HOUR LISTENING PARTIES

If you caught our previous post, you will know that we are releasing “The Golden Hour” to all usual digital platforms on May 25th.

Up until now, you could only hear the album if you pre-ordered a physical copy or by attending one of our Golden Hour Listening Parties. These have been great fun and it would be a shame to stop these, so as the weather gets nicer, we will organise one listening party a month in various places around the globe, starting with Tokyo on April 8th.

MORE about the parties 

WATCH Dorna Aslanzadeh’s new video for “End of the World”

DATES Check websites/social media for exact locations and confirmation depending on weather

April 8th - Tokyo
May 6th - Luxembourg
June 10th - Tampere
July 8th - London
August 5th - Duinbergen
September 9th - London