Nostalgie Chansons Françaises

Nostalgie Chansons Françaises does one thing and does it properly: the French songbook, from Charles Trenet's postwar whimsy to the bleaker corners of Brel and Léo Ferré. The playlist doesn't chase trends. It doesn't need to. Édith Piaf still gets played like she recorded yesterday, and Aznavour's ballads sit beside Barbara's piano songs without a hint of irony. Hearing this on French radio rather than a streaming algorithm's idea of French classics is a genuine pleasure. The station's one weakness is sameness; after an hour, the sequencing can feel like a museum tour. Stay anyway. The deep cu…