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Air’s JB Dunckel Shares New Song “Shogun”

Carbon Due Out June 24 via Prototyp Recordings

Jun 08, 2022

JB Dunckel (full name Jean-Benoît Dunckel), one half of French duo Air, is releasing his third solo album, Carbon, on June 24 via Prototyp Recordings. Now he has shared its third single, “Shogun.” More

May 12, 2022

JB Dunckel (full name Jean-Benoît Dunckel), one half of French duo Air, is releasing his third solo album, Carbon, June 24 via Prototyp Recordings. Now he has shared its second single, “Zombie Park.” He has also shared a new live in the studio session where he performs “Zombie Park,” as well as the album’s first single “Corporate Sunset.” Both live tracks sound pretty close to the studio versions. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Jockstrap, Phoebe Bridgers, Tess Parks, Wild Pink, and More

Plus Tim Burgess, Faye Webster, TRAAMS, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Apr 15, 2022

Welcome to the fifteenth Songs of the Week of 2022. This week our new favorite band, Wet Leg, hit #1 on the British album charts with their debut album. It was a solid week for new tracks, but none that screamed #1 Song of the Week, so this week’s order should be considered less strict than some weeks. More

Apr 13, 2022

JB Dunckel (full name Jean-Benoît Dunckel), one half of French duo Air, has announced his third solo album, Carbon, and shared its first single, “Corporate Sunset.” More

Album of the Week: Mount Eerie

Now Only Out Now via P.W. Elverum & Sun

Mar 16, 2018

This week’s album of the week serves as a follow-up to the most stark, moving and genuinely heartbreaking records of last year, Mount Eerie‘s A Crow Looked At Me. Charting Phil Elverum’s immediate situation and emotional response to the death of his wife Geneviève in 2016, not long after the birth of the couple’s only child, a daughter, the album was a brutally honest document of death and grief delivered with remarkable, soft, melodic directness. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Parquet Courts, Neko Case, Beach House, and More

Plus The Beat Escape, The Decemberists, Simian Mobile Disco, JB Dunckel, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 09, 2018

After a couple of strong weeks for Songs of the Week, it was more much more of a challenge this week to come up with 10 songs we were truly excited about. But we’re really fully passionate about this week’s Top 5 and stand behind the rest of the Top 10. More

Air’s JB Dunckel Shares “Love Machine” Video and New Song “Space Age”

H+ Due Out March 16 via Sony Music France/Jive Epic

Mar 06, 2018

Jean-Benoît Dunckel, one half of French duo Air, is releasing his sophomore solo album H+ under the name JB Dunckel. It’s due out March 16 via Sony Music France/Jive Epic. Previously he shared the album’s “Hold On,” as well as a video for “Transhumanity,” and the audio for “Love Machine.” More

Air’s JB Dunckel Shares New Solo Song “Love Machine”

H+ Due Out March 16 via Sony Music France/Jive Epic

Feb 14, 2018

Jean-Benoît Dunckel, one half of French duo Air, is releasing his sophomore solo album H+ under the name JB Dunckel. It’s due out March 16 via Sony Music France/Jive Epic. More

Air’s JB Dunckel Shares Video for New Solo Song “Transhumanity”

Sophomore Solo Album H+ Due Out March 16 via Sony Music France

Jan 22, 2018

Jean-Benoît Dunckel, one half of French duo Air, is releasing his sophomore solo album H+ under the name JB Dunckel. It’s due out March 16 via Sony Music France. More




Reviews

H+

Mar 13, 2018

The individual members of the French duo Air make good use of their time in between albums. Jean-Benoît “JB” Dunckel, in particular, has spread his talents extensively including the collaborative albums Tomorrow’s World and Starwalker as well as scoring a few soundtracks. H+ is his second solo album under his own name, following his solo debut, Darkel, over a decade after the fact. More