CAROLINE LACAZE: En Route (2013)

Caroline Lacaze‘s French language vocals on her debut En Route might fly in the face of tradition whereby ninety-nine per cent of non-native English speaking singers on the contemporary funk/ soul scene ply their trade in English but that’s why I love the French. They adhere to wild and crazy notions that singing in ‘foreign’ is no less valid than singing in English. Plus, they are well aware that - a French vocal can be really sexy – right fans of Serge Gainsbourg? Lacaze’s debut is a classy twelve track set of soul, funk, psych and mod beat anchored by super-tight …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM