Thomas Guerlet (FR)

With his debut album, How Strange To Be Anyone? (2022), the Parisian, who grew up in England and Liverpool, delivers a real masterpiece of dreamy soul pop. With his crooner’s voice, Thomas Guerlet deftly blends folk, jazz-cool and song, skilfully mixing English-speaking and French cultures.

Fairy Tales in Yoghourt (FR)

Having worked as a multi-instrumentalist with Bantam Lyons, Yes Basketball and Classe Mannequin, Nantes-based Benoît Guchet is going at it alone with this solo project of sound sculptures and meticulously crafted songs. With Fairy Tales in Yoghourt, he takes on a quietly virtuoso songwriting style, drawing on everything from Nick Drake, Steve Reich, Angel Olsen and Robert Wyatt to the impeccable, limpid melodies of Peter Von Poehl.

Güz II (FR)

Three masked avengers produce a plethora of instruments to perform raw pieces inspired by everything they listen to. With their atypical repertoire that blends references to movie soundtracks, vibrant compositions and other sound poetries, the trio takes us into a mischievous and wacky show.