Pacôme Genty and France De Griessen have this raw passion in common, that drives them, a passion for sincere singing and woody arpeggios, stories, feelings evoked with precision….
A punk elegance and a psychedelic charm which make them moving, accessible and bewitching. They came together for this two-voice cover, full of tantric subtlety, of American singer-songwriter John Prine (1946-2020).
Pacôme: “An August evening. In a Parisian park. This is the first time we’ve met. France plays the chords of John Prine’s song and we start singing. Under a plum tree. I wish you love, I wish you happiness. »
This song, suspended as if from the top of a tree, is capable of providing perspective on the world and their experiences. John Prine reveals his deepest feelings about a past story. Sometimes disillusioned, sometimes overflowing with love or humor, it is here the ambivalence of feelings which resonate in beauty and harmony. Like finally reunited.
France: “A storm, we shelter under the awning of the park keeper’s cottage, surrounded by the scents of damp earth, flowers and fresh green leaves. We talk and play. » And he listens to them, joins in their conversation, remaining delicately in the background. The rain is both steady and gentle and daylight begins to fall. Pacôme and France link mystery and emotion in this weightless cover, sophisticated and simple at the same time.France “Like the oscillation of emotions composing lasting feelings, highlighting the ambiguous images characteristic of John Prine’s writing. »Pacôme: “A hymn to otherness and love as a victorious force over almost everything. It’s a song about wishing well for someone who may have hurt you and wishing the same for yourself. Or how to overcome your pride to say these things. I got so much love that I cannot hide. » The artwork of the single, a heart between figuration and abstraction, mixing oil painting, watercolor, ink, oil pastel and collage, was produced by four hands by Pacôme and France in November 2024. The duo’s film photographs were made by Catherine James, in Paris.
