Beginning of December! How are we holding up? This band was in my weekly recommendations on Spotify, and despite not really liking the lyrics on any of their songs, I just couldn’t stop listening. The truth is, I really liked it, and I couldn’t figure out why at first. Sorry for the teasing, but let me tell you why this just works.

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Hmmmmmmmm, hmmmmmm.
Hmmmmmmmm, hmmmmmm.
Blessed is thy fruit—of thy womb

Despite never releasing a full-length album and not having a lot of streams on Spotify, Le Blonde, as I soon found out, have their own sort of fame. The duo’s music has been featured as background music for a lot of runways, as well as some TV shows and movies. That definitely plays a role in why I like it. I have a thing for music that sounds like it’s in the background of a film.

If you look at their music video and at their single covers on bandcamp, you will see that their aesthetic is one that we’re already looking at with nostalgia-tinted glasses. Skinny legs floating in clear water, pink filters, over edited pictures of cherry blossoms. Despite not being very old, I already recognise in those symbols something of the past. And you can hear it too; it’s audible. The robotic voice at the end of the song is just the cherry on top for me.

Do I like their songs because I feel like I’m hearing some ghostly voices from the past? Or do I just like it because they kind of sound like Garbage (the band, duh)? And I just love Garbage. No prompts today; all this thinking has got me tired. Tell me what you think, and tell me all about your personal positive triggers in music.

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