Boulevard des Airs
Inspired by the classic French chansons of Jacques Brel and Georges Brassens, and the contemporary alt rock of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the Machine, Boulevard des Airs are an eclectic French collective responsible for a melting pot of rock, reggae, jazz, ska, Latin, and Balkan sounds. The band formed in the Hautes-Pyrenees town of Tarbes in 2004 when lead singer Florent Dasque and her brother, guitarist Jean-Noel, bassist Laurent Garnier, multi-instrumentalist Sylvain Duthu, and drummer Alix Buy were still at school. After later expanding to an eight-piece with the arrival of trombonist Jean-Baptiste Labe, clarinetist Kevin Poinas, and trumpeter Pierre-Emmanuel Aurousset, the band composed the soundtrack to the 2009 award-winning snowboarding film eMotion, building up a reputation as one of their homeland's best unsigned indie bands. After touring with the likes of Les Ogres de Barback, Babylon Circus, and Les Hurlements D'leo, they signed to Sony, and released their debut single, "Cielo Ciego," and its parent album, Paris-Buenos Aires, in 2011. It reached the Top 30 of France's album chart, and in late 2012, the band was nominated for a Victoires de la Musique prize (in the Révélation Scène category). Their follow-up, 2013's Les Appareuses Trompences, continued to incorporate international influences including prominent Latin rhythms and charted at number 31. Upon its release in 2015 via Columbia, their third LP, Bruxelles, returned them to the albums chart, where it hit the Top Ten. By then, Boulevard des Airs had adjusted their lineup, losing Poinas and Buy, and adding singer and saxophonist Mélissa Doya, keyboardist Jérémie Planté, and drummer Ivan Guevo.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Paris-Buenos Aires
French Music - Released by Sony Music Catalog on Jan. 1, 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Je me dis que toi aussi
French Music - Released by Columbia on Aug. 31, 2018
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Les appareuses trompences
French Music - Released by Sony Music Catalog on May 13, 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Je me dis que toi aussi (Edition Deluxe)
French Music - Released by Columbia on Aug. 31, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Le bagad de Lann-Bihoué (Edit Version)
Boulevard des Airs, Bagad de Lann Bihoué
French Music - Released by SMART on Mar. 31, 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Bruxelles (Acoustic Session)
French Music - Released by Columbia on Mar. 7, 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bruxelles (Version acoustique)
French Music - Released by Columbia on May 7, 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Allez reste (Version orchestrale)
French Music - Released by Columbia on Jul. 5, 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dis-moi comment tu danses (Radio Edit)
French Music - Released by Columbia on Jun. 4, 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tout le temps (Version Acoustique)
French Music - Released by Columbia on Nov. 2, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Je me dis que toi aussi (Version acoustique)
French Music - Released by Columbia on Apr. 19, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Je me dis que toi aussi (Version piano)
French Music - Released by Columbia on Aug. 24, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tout le temps (Anton Wick Remix)
French Music - Released by Columbia on Dec. 14, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo