r/French • u/SilentPierre_ • 6d ago

Looking for media Does anyone have recommendations for SMALL French indie music creators?

I’m looking for artists with less than 10k monthly listeners, as my Spotify algorithm barely recommends me creators with under 50k. I’ve found it really hard to get into the lesser known french indie scene but thought y’all might know some artists.

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u/valentinipanini 6d ago

Auster - psyché punk from Toulouse

Actually I’m the drummer of the band but hey you still might enjoy the psyche vibes

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u/Designer-Cod-199 6d ago

I've been going down this exact rabbit hole. Two things that actually worked for me: browsing the lineups of Les Trans Musicales de Rennes (lots of tiny French acts play there before anyone's heard of them), and picking one small artist I already like on Spotify and clicking through 'fans also like' until I end up somewhere obscure. That's how I found Chilly Pom Pom Pee — I think they're a pretty small French coldwave duo, dark and synthy. What kind of indie are you into? I might have more depending on the vibe.

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u/Ou1ja Native (Québec) 6d ago

Bonne nuit 22k mensuel Vulgaires machins 40k Mr.82 3k Sidilarsen 34k Lofofora 19k Grim Skunk 18k

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u/injektileur Native 6d ago

Maybe you could try CXK. I don't know what you like exactly but they're from Toulouse and they sound awesome. They sing in Occitan, not in French, which gives them even more personality. Their last album is fire. It was actually produced by Steve Albini.

And no, I don't know them, I just thought you might enjoy, lol.

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u/ManueO Native (France) 6d ago

Try looking up the Paris Popfest! Their line-ups are not solely French bands but they have a few each year! You can find playlists of each year’s line up on streaming platforms !

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u/BadKingdom 5d ago

Check out the label La Souterraine:

https://souterraine.bandcamp.com

Big collection of indie French music, always in French. They put out a lot of collections / samplers which are a great way to taste test their catalog.