Archive for French Cassettes

French Cassettes’ ‘Benzene’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags on 06/13/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

The San Francisco quartet hits the perfect balance of intimacy and exhibitionism on their short-but-sweet third album of harmony-based indie pop.

One can imagine that, when French Cassettes listened to the final result of their third album, Benzene, the band members quickly realized they were onto something special

Check out my full review of French Cassettes’ brand-new record, Benzene, on FLOOD.

The Giving Tree(fort): Boise’s Bountiful Fest

Posted in News with tags , , , , on 03/29/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Last weekend, Boise’s annual Treefort Music Fest featured one of its weakest rosters of artists in the history of the event. But neither the anemic bill nor the dicey weather deterred local music lovers from checking out live sets across the modest city.

Read the most comprehensive history yet of Treefort Music Fest in the just-released April edition of Boise Lifestyle, one of the last glossy magazines left in Idaho. (Or peruse the online version of the story here.) Also, don’t miss New Noise Magazine profiles of 2024 Treefort participants A Place to Bury Strangers, Ex Everything, So Pitted, Sistemas Inestables and French Cassettes.

French Cassettes Leader Bummed About Bum Knee Ahead Of Treefort Set

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 03/21/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Treefort Music Fest, which kicked off its five-day stretch yesterday—and can always use a juicy jolt of excitement once attendees get comfortable (or tired). French Cassettes have steam shooting out of their ears not only because of the promising event that is Treefort—but because the band has a new LP on the way too.