Boy oh boy, it’s Garcon Garcon!
Welcome to my first “fave” post! I plan to share music I love (and that I think you’ll love too) once or twice a week here in addition to sharing my own songs. First up: Garcon Garcon!
Garcon Garcon – Stay in Touch (Byron St. John’s Dream Mix)
This Australian duo has been featured in several of my favorite music blogs, including ElectroQueer and MuuMuse. They make lovely electronic music, featuring ’80s-style drum loops, big synths, and house piano riffs topped off with airy vocals. While their sound is uptempo, their approach is rather relaxed and is a pleasant contrast to the in-your-face electro-hip-hop/pop that has been all over the radio lately. I also appreciate that they make no effort to hide the fact that they’re gay — and indeed even are willing to use male pronouns in their lyrics.
The Byron St. John Remix of their song “Stay in Touch” was recently featured as a free download from ElectroQueer, and it’s the song that caught my attention, but they also have several great tracks on their MySpace page. I’m particularly intrigued by the remix of “Berlin Berlin” posted there (which sadly fades out halfway through — here’s hoping I can find the full version soon).
Check out the Garcon Garcon website, or visit their SoundCloud and MySpace pages!
