Florence Joelle’s Kiss of Fire... Introducing the unstoppable Chris Campion on click bass. The infamous Arthur Lager on drums and percussion and, on lead guitar, the tenacious tunesmith Huck Whitney.
Florence Joelle, the songstress with a style all her own and a subconscious colonised by vintage American tunes, sings of things that go bump in the night.
While their inspiration draws from the past, they have carved out a sound that lives in the present, bringing their own slant to the likes of Chick Webb’s ‘40s reefer blues ‘When I Get Low I Get High’, and the ‘50s R&B staple ‘Unchain My Heart'. Of Joelle’s own compositions, ‘Stardust Merchant’ echoes early jazz standards and the melodrama of the post-war French songbook, whilst her ‘Watermelon Gin’ is a wistful, calypso-tinged serenade to love lost.
Some nice things the press have said about them:
"A voice somewhere between Peggy Lee and Edith Piaf and a band that fuses rockabilly with every other sound possible... This makes for the most highly entertaining mix." Nathan Nörgel, Wasser.Prawda.de
"Link Wray meets Peggy Lee with a Gallic spice... Fabulous and highly entertaining". Garth Cartwright, www.charliegillett.com
"Bluesy French newcomer, who channels Piaf, Dalton, Simone and Holiday..." Time Out, Sep 09
"A band with a refreshing different style, mixing elements of rock & roll with jungle-based exotica." UK Rock & Roll, November 09
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