Some news about Stereogum's favorite Frenchies. Air gave us one of last year's best albums Talkie Walkie, which spawned a handful of must-own remixes. This site is even named after a lyric from "Radio #1"! So I write about them whenever possible.
On 11/8 Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel release a chill comp for the always-blogworthy Late Night Tales series. Don't have a full tracklist, but it will include Nick Drake, Code ChesnuTT, The Who, Blur, Phoenix, Scott Walker, Devo, and The Troggs. Like Flaming Lips' mix, Air's CD will include an exclusive cover ... Funkadelic's "Maggot Brain." Go here to read about Air's other awesome mixes.Then there's Blue Safari: A Bluegrass Tribute to Air. (Thanks Fazed And Confused for the heads up.) If you thought "Playground Love" needed less Moog and more banjo, this album's for you.Bluegrass Air - "Kelly Watch The Stars" (MP3 Sample)
Bluegrass Air - "Sexy Boy" (MP3 Sample)
Finally, Jere heard this mash-up and thought of me. It's terrible, but whatever -- here ya go:Prosac - "Cherry Blossom Sk8er (Air VS Avril)" (MP3)
I miss the the Avril museum.
