Nostalgie

Nostalgie treats the French back catalogue like a living thing. The playlist runs from Gainsbourg and Barbara through Dalida, Claude François, and Michel Berger, then jumps to ABBA and Queen without a flicker. No irony. No apologies. The chanson side gets real respect here: Aznavour sits beside a Beatles track, and rightly so. Daytime is the crowd-pleaser block, all singalongs and familiar choruses, which can feel safe if you stay too long. The evening digs deeper: Brel, Véronique Sanson, album cuts the hits compilations always skip. That's when it earns the name. Presenters talk less than you…