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French Possession are gathering momentum: first came their impressive debut album ’Foil for a girl in a posh frock’ in 2006; then their first single ’Triple A’, followed by their successful attempt at Christmas cheese with ’What does Christmas do?’

Now, though, is the time for a gear change. Studio work has commenced on their second album ’Amber Green’ and it’s sounding just that bit sharper and cleverer than their previous work. There are no fillers here; and no overriding ’retro’ feel. There are occasional nods to another era, but in a more refined, timeless way.

Elsewhere there is a more current, down to earth acknowledgement that there’s a real world out there and it ain’t so pretty. All in all it’s a mix of everywhere you’ve been - good places and bad. It’s the best French Possession can do ... and it might not be good enough. But we think it is.

Amber Green - Tracklist changes - 28 April 2008

Sorry about this but artistc temprement and recording delays, along with new, improved tunes being written on a more or less daily basis, means that the 'Amber Green' tracklist hasn't quite been bedded down. So far, we have lost 'Two days before Wednesday', 'Something new' and 'What girl' - all good songs (check 'SN' out on the site) - but now not good enough for what is turning out to be a potentially classic album. Latest list:

Amber Green

Living again

Swallowed up whole

Dedication (juwanna dance?)

By the way

Ginny

The Courtneys of Ballantry

With every move you make

That song

Controlled emotion (Featuring Briony Ace)

Nothing else applies

Takeaway

The opening single has yet to be decided, though is definiteley between 2 tracks. The most likely is 'Dedication (Juwanna dance?)', purely and simply because it's an obvious single. However, 'By the way' is a perfectly constructed, country-folk masterpiece and may well be selected purely on its class. We hope to preview demo versions of 3 tunes here by the end of May - the 2 already mentioned plus 'Swallowed up whole'. Then we may seek feedback. Keep smiling!

AMBER GREEN IS COMING !!!! - 31 March 2008

Well the kids are all fed and the plates are all clean
There's a hole in his head but he's not what he's been
Was it something he said; was it something obscene?
Why do the lights stay red on Amber Green?

A new album will be released in August 2008. A single - consisting of Steve Jones's best song to date, "Swallowed up whole" and his most commercial, "Dedication (juwanna dance)" - will be released a couple of weeks earlier.

This is very, very exciting stuff. Produced by Stevie "fancy a cappuccino?" Williams and featuring 2 lead vocals from Briony Ace, it begins and ends with songs of epic proportions and is filled throughout the middle with FP at their very best. Watch out for Briony's "Controlled emotion"; the 3 minute pop masterpiece "That song"; the Beatle-esque "With every move you make"; the title track, as lyrically complex as Steve has ever been and, hopefully if the recording goes well, the pièce de résistance - the album closer - "Takeaway".

Stay tuned here and we'll preview the tracks when they're nearly ready. Oops, nearly forgot to mention the saddest song on the album ..."What girl?" There really is too much to look forward to here ...

Christmas song - 8 November 2007

Now available in Music Section ... check it out.