Single Of The Month - Sarah Nixey – Le Temps de l’amour

Do you remember Black Box Recorder? Yes you do, the late 90’s answer to Saint Etienne (if I can say so)…almost similar: two genius musicians, Luke Haines, founder of the Auteurs, and John Moore, former member of Jesus Of The Mary Chain, with a very fine vocalist named Sarah Nixey.

Black Box Recorder described with humour and cynicism the dark side of the British way of living while Saint Etienne did the opposite. But, both were (or still are) musically inspired.
I just thought about Black Box Recorder few days ago - in the middle of a lazy summer for Leaky Sparrow - wondering what happened to this amazing band who produced three unforgettable records: England Made Me (1998), The Facts Of Life (2000) and Passionoia (2003). Well, the answer is an attractive single from Sarah Nixey, a cover of a Françoise Hardy’s song (not written by husband Jacques Dutronc like everyone wrote, only musically arranged by him). Pitchfork proposed a video here below:

Sarah Nixey – Le Temps de l’amour video here

C'est le temps de l'amour
Le temps des copains
Et de l'aventure
Quand le temps va et vient
On ne pense à rien
Malgré ses blessures…

Black Box Recording - The Art Of Driving .mp3
The Auteurs - Baader Meinhof .mp3

Bonus: Françoise Hardy - Suzanne (Leonard Cohen) .mp3

Web: blackboxrecorder.net or blackboxrecorder.net/old

And: sarahnixey.com + john-moore.net + lukehaines.co.uk