The Lovers - French Kiss
07/12: La Redoute Catalogue Launch, The Royal Academy of Arts, London
07/14: Ffalm Festival, Swansea Bay
07/21: Washtock, The Washington, Sheffield
08/11: Peace in the Park, Sheffield
08/20: Edinburgh Fringe Festival
08/21: Edinburgh Fringe Festival
08/22: Edinburgh Fringe Festival
08/23: Edinburgh Fringe Festival
08/24: Edinburgh Fringe Festival
08/25: Edinburgh Fringe Festival
08/26: Edinburgh Fringe Festival
09/01: Electrik Picnic Festival, Ireland
Fred and Marion are a real couple in their band, The Lovers. They're currently based out of Sheffield and play off French stereotypes, such as they all dress in French maid costumes and love their wine and sex.
All the songs I've heard from them seem to be about sex, actually. For instance, "Christmas Tree" is not about a Christmas tree, or is it?
They seem to be a cross between Stereo Total, Pulp (This is Hardcore era), and Gravy Train!!!!, so if you like either of those bands, you should enjoy the Lovers. I only mention Pulp, because Jarvis Cocker wrote three songs for them.
Their song "La Le", which I'll include their video here, is about masculine vs feminine. He's singing about flowers and she's singing about mushroom as he goes on about beer and she's saying sausages (??). I don't speak French, by the way.
You can get French Kiss (Radio 6 Live Session) off their website. The song is about how Fred likes to French Kiss while Marion likes to do a strip tease. I think the best part of the song is the kazoo-sounding instrument (maybe a melodyhorn?).
PS, by the way, the Lovers icon image that I'm using for W♥M was definitely stolen from the Lovers. I couldn't find the original image off their website anymore, but they've added a lot more photos than the last time I've visited their website.
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