The Limiñanas cover Françoise Hardy’s 1968 classic ‘Où Va La Chance?’ - New album 'Faded' out 21st February
THE LIMIÑANAS
NEW SINGLE ‘OÙ VA LA CHANCE?’ OUT 10 JANUARY
COVER OF FRANÇOISE HARDY’S 1968 CLASSIC
WATCH VIDEO DIRECTED BY LIONEL LIMIÑANAS
NEW ALBUM ‘FADED’ OUT VIA BECAUSE MUSIC ON 21 FEBRUARY
LIVE AT ELECTRIC BALLROOM, LONDON ON 12 APRIL
French psych duo The Limiñanas, who recently announced their new album 'Faded' (out 21st February via Because Music), have released a cover of Françoise Hardy’s ‘Où Va La Chance?’. Originally released in 1968, The Limiñana’s version is a gentle, melancholic and affectionate interpretation of Hardy’s classic and follows their recent singles 'J'Adore Le Monde (feat. Bertrand Belin) and 'Prisoner of Beauty', a collaboration with Bobby Gillespie.
With this cover, The Limiñanas pay tribute to their favourite song by Françoise Hardy. “This is not a posthumous homage,” they clarify, “but a declaration of love to an artist who has shaped our lives and imaginations. We had been working on the song long before her passing and it fittingly concludes the story we tell with Faded.”
WATCH ‘OÙ VA LA CHANCE?’ VIDEO
LISTEN TO ‘OÙ VA LA CHANCE?’
The Limiñanas will perform at London’s Electric Ballroom on 12th April, their first UK show since a sold-out appearance at The Scala in May 2022. Tickets available here.
Hailing from a small town in the South of France, Lionel and Marie Limiñana, aka The Limiñanas, reinvent the 1960s French yéyé heritage by fusing it with modern rock. Their unique style blends the rebellious spirit and aesthetic of the Gainsbourg and Bardot eras with contemporary garage and psychedelic sounds. Singing in French and English and collaborating with a diverse array of artists, including Iggy Pop, Laurent Garnier, Peter Hook, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Etienne Daho to name but a few, The Limiñanas have a unique ability to distill the cachet of a nostalgic, highly cinematic era while revisiting it through a modern lens.
When it comes to purveying unadulterated ’60s’ garage pop, evincing a love for Pebbles and Back from the Grave compilations, Lionel and Marie have always had the chops. Equally, the duo has retained such inspirational roots while painting from a far more capacious palette, always happy to throw an oud, sitar or bouzouki into the mix, while embracing everything from UK post-punk and Italian horror film soundtracks to The Velvet Underground and electronic dance music, consistently bending these disparate components into a signature that is resolutely their own.
Since 2009, The Limiñanas have released 8 critically acclaimed studio albums, 2 rare tracks records, 1 Best Of compilation, numerous EPs, original soundtracks and various collaborations, including 2019's 'Diabolique' by L'Epee, a collaboration with The Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe and celebrated French actress Emmanuelle Seigner.
