We’ve just realised at OUAT that we have not blogged about any French artists yet!! Mon Dieu!! Sacre bleu!! Fromage!! Baguette!! We’ll that’s about to change cause we can’t get enough of “Lean on Me” at the moment. Para One is the moniker of French rapper, electronic artist and film director Jean-Baptiste de Laubier and we hope he enjoys the success this song deserves after the acclaim he received as a remixer for Daft Punk and Japanese popstar Ayumi Hamasaki. The track features Teki Latex aka Julian Pradeyrol, the man behind the cool but now defunct label Institubes. The video is wonderful and the cinematography spotless. R’n'B for the 21st century. We are falling in love avec Para One.

We were wondering what mystery duo Ms Mr were up to these days and now we have the answer, they’ve been busy writing more gems. “Hurricane” is their official debut single, and we think its their best song to date. After signing to the fantastic Zeitgeist Artist Management (Death Cab For Cutie, The Head and The Heart, The Postal Service, The New Pornographers) and launching their official debut they will embark on a US tour supporting Marina & The Diamonds, so, the mystery will be revealed very soon…until then we are really enjoying “Hurricane”

Primarily the work of Anastasia Dimou, from Austin Texas (now living in New York), Feathers are one of those bands we have been listening to for a while now, and we’ve been meaning to share them with you. Showcasing pulsing moody synths, echo-y vocals, heavy hypnotic melodies and driving drums – Feathers have it all. “Land of The Innocent” and “Soft”, the tracks we’ve been able to get our hands on, both also feature that 80’s pop mentality and dance baselines that, lets face it, we all love, but at the same time still depicting the essence of cool. We think they release an album this summer and they will be hitting the UK later this month for some live dates; we’ll be there…