Etienne Daho - DahOlympia (2003)

Sounding like a French version of the Wolfgang Press at one moment and Bruce Cockburn the next, Etienne Daho crafts a very unique blend of styles. Daho is lucky to have such an interesting set of genres at hand, because he actually has quite an uninteresting voice. But the dry delivery of songs like "Comme un Igloo" does add do their charm immensely; he has a detached swagger that carries into his songs. All of the tracks here are performed live, and most of the material is from the '80s. Some may find Daho's music too dry to really appreciate, but for fans of clever, dry pop/rock, this is a solid find. ~ Bradley Torreano