There and back again 2nd April 2023

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THE SLIP

Rory Bowens heads The Slip on Sunday mornings monthly - squeezing an hour of hazy dub off-shoots, pupil-dilating shoegaze and uncanny dream music.

In the 1960s Françoise Hardy emerged, with effervescent fashion, into the boy's club of French pop music, quickly becoming an international sensation and a national treasure. Her famous sensuous singing voice, now synonymous with monochrome French sophistication and cool, has often been imitated to the point of parody, but rarely matched. Unlike many contemporaries, Hardy was willing and able to write original material, and remained incredibly prolific up until her recent retirement. This In Focus takes in the best of her romantic, nostalgic discography. Image credit: (Photo by Alain Liennard\INA via Getty Images)

Shoegaze Folk Dream Pop

To me, the music reflects the emotions of loneliness, impossible love, and bitter hope slowly turning into a curious possibility, to joy and anticipation, to love that crashes into reality once again. It may sound bleak, but I like the sounds that emerged and the emotions they carry.

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