Needles & Grooves AotM///Vol. 31 January 2022///La Femme - Paradigmes

could it be that Red and Blue clue is simply R&B?

so, an R&B artist from New Orleans?
mmmmmmhhh, it doesn't narrow it down at all.

blind guess
Tank and the Bangas (not strictly R&B but they really mix it all)
Green Balloon
 
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So on Stings Dream of the BLUE turtles, there is this song called Russians ( which clearly were the RED side of the cold war).
And we have Moon over Bourbon street, which is an interview with a vampire New Orleans song.
so case closed, it's Sting. And sting is neither modest nor a mouse nor Isaac brock
 
Trying to google the woman garden pop, the only band that came up where this
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I cannot fit the clues but it least i learned that Annie Lennox and Dave Steward where in a band together before Eurythmics
 
I figured I should go ahead and announce, since it's already been guessed and also it's close to the holidays so I want to make sure you guys have plenty of time to order it + listen.

Drumroll, please...

The December 21 N&G AOTM is...
Paradigmes - La Femme (shoutout to @Indymisanthrope for guessing correctly, even with my deliberately garbage hints)

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I really struggled to pick out an album for this. I originally wanted to do Morgan Wade's album from this year, but apparently the vinyl has been sold out for awhile and it's almost impossible to get your hands on a copy now. So, instead of doing country (which I'm sure most of you expected), I decided to go in a completely different direction.

If you don't know, I went back to college in January of this year after nearly a ten year break. I'm majoring in English (and education). Part of the requirements for my school's English degree is taking two years of a foreign language. I originally signed up for ASL, but quickly realized I was in over my head, and reverted back to what I studied for a couple of years in middle school and then gave up: French. As an adult, I have absolutely fallen in love with the language. It is complex and challenging and beautiful and it's given me the opportunity to learn a skill I never thought I could. I ended up decided to double major in English/French, and the ultimate goal is to be licensed to teach both subjects.

One of my favorite aspects of learning French has been discovering French music. It truly does help immerse you in a language. With the help of @TheThinWhiteDuke, I discovered La Femme recently and I fell in love with this album. It's fun. It's funky. It's weird. Even if you don't know any French, you can still appreciate it. The beats are catchy and something that you can dance to.

I really hope you guys like this and give it a chance. I know it's a bit out there, but I promise it's a fun listening experience.
 
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