#Lounge music

[bitter69uk]

Adieu to the divine Françoise Hardy (17 January 1944 – 11 June 2024). Her death aged 80 is deeply saddening but not unexpected (Hardy had been living with cancer for many years). Where to start with this Parisian pop goddess, French national treasure, inspired musician, impossibly chic style icon (dressed by Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and Paco Rabanne and photographed by likes of Richard Avedon and David Bailey) and occasional model and actress? On a superficial level, with her moody, inscrutable penchant for glancing downwards through a sweep of long bangs and false eyelashes, Hardy was a French kissin’ cousin to contemporaries like Marianne Faithfull and Chelsea Girls-period Nico. Most importantly, her music is timelessly devastating. Think of the swirling, lush drama and crescendos of 1960s Dusty Springfield or Phil Spector productions, but with a Gallic twist and with Hardy’s beguiling, coolly poised but sensual and emotive murmurs, sighs and whispers at the eye of the storm. And from her 1962 debut onward, she wrote her own songs when it was far from the norm for pop singers, let alone female ones. No wonder Gen X-ers embraced her as an adored cult figure during the 1990s “loungecore” era. My favourite songs by Hardy (and her quality control was exceptional) would have to include “Je n’attends plus personne” (with its unexpectedly angry snarling fuzzed-out guitar), “Et Même” (with its “handclaps-of-doom” intro before the piano kicks in – trust me, that description makes sense when you listen to it!), “C’est le passe”, “Tu peux bien”, “Je t’aime”, “Voilà” and her collaborations with Serge Gainsbourg (“Comment te Dire Adieu” and “L’Anamour”). What an artist, what a woman.

[tilbageidanmark]

Tell me when will you be mine

[mrsaito58]

could be

Esquivel is sort of the Thelonious Monk of lounge music.

THEM: "Hey, Monk! Why you stickin' these weird discordant notes in a nice melodic song? They don't belong!"

MONK: "Why not? I like 'em!"

THEM: "Hey, Esquivel! Why you stickin' these weird silly sounds in a nice romantic song? They don't belong!"

ESQUIVEL: "Why not? I like 'em!"

[thriftstoresisyphus]

Mystic Moods Orchestra "Touch"

[darkvicemusic]

Threw this together based on an apparent red variant of the album art for undersaken's I can't save the world 現​実​逃​避

[psychedelic-charm]

Gabby: "Francis, is that my mail?"

It was at this moment that he knew, he fucked up.

[coffeeshopgigs]

Embrace the warmth and serenity of a lovely autumn café and dive into the relaxing background jazz piano music designed to increase your focus and concentration, whether you're working, studying or simply winding down. Press play and enjoy! 🍁

[octever]

Gran Turismo (5 Prologue) menu lounge music my beloved.

[posthumanwanderings]

[ Virtual Casino (Sega Saturn) - LUNA ]

[bitter69uk]

“I remember Nancy Sinatra singing “These Boots are Made for Walkin’” and that made one hell of an impression on me. And when she said “Are you ready boots? Start walkin’” it was like, “Yeah, give me some of those go-go boots. I want to walk on a few people.””

/ Madonna interviewed for Time magazine in 1985 /

“… five foot three and tiger eyes. A mouth made for lollipops or kisses, Stingers or melting smiles. Ninety-five pounds of affection …”

/ From the berserk liner notes to Nancy Sinatra’s 1966 album Boots /

Happy 84th birthday to ne plus ultra of go-go booted, white lip-sticked, and bouffant-maned 1960s sex kittens, sublime pop goddess Miss Nancy Sinatra (born 8 June 1940). Her brash, sexy “country exotica” musical collaborations with maverick visionary Lee Hazlewood are timelessly beguiling. In addition to the obvious classics (“These Boots are Made for Walkin’”, “Sugar Town”, “Summer Wine,” “Jackson”, “Some Velvet Morning”), off the top of my head, my favourite Nancy tunes would include “Lightning’s Girl”, “Friday’s Child”, “You Only Live Twice” (the best Bond theme – with apologies to Dame Shirley Bassey!) and the hushed, sensual post-coital bossa nova-tinged interpretation of “Tired of Waiting” by The Kinks. And if you follow outspoken present-day Sinatra on social media, you’ll know that the uncompromising life-long staunch Democrat is a right-on sister politically, too.

[acidhydra101]

New EP is complete!

[darkvicemusic]

Mark my words, someday I will have this album on cassette.