Daily Dose: Aquaserge, “My Funny Valentine”
Daily Dose is your daily source for the song you absolutely, positively need to hear every day. Curated by the Paste Music Team.
French outfit Aquaserge is one of the most intriguing modern pop groups making music today. Their sound blends together their mutual interests in chamber jazz, the futuristic yé-yé songwriting of Serge Gainsbourg and the heady whiff of psychedelia. And as great as their studio albums are, this ensemble soars when they play live.
Out later this month is the proof of their power. Déjà-Vous? is a live recording of the band working through seven songs from their last two albums and settling into a stunning impromptu take on the Rodgers & Hart classic “My Funny Valentine,” sung in their native French. Does that accent add to the romantic charge of this tender ballad? Oh mon oui! Look for this album in stores and online on April 27th via Crammed Discs.