Jamie Lidell + Les Champs-Élysées = Ben L’Oncle Soul

Oh! Oh! Ooooh! NEW OBSESSION.
He’s french. Can sing like the most soulful bird on the block. His videos are très hip. And he covers the Spice Girls. Color me smitten.

his wiki page is in his native language, but i could make out that he was born in ’84 and hails from Tours (sorry Mrs. Critelli, i forgot everything from high school). in 2010, he released his first full length album, “Ben L’Oncle Soul,” as a follow up to his 2009 “Soul Wash EP,” which included covers of hits by Gnarls Barkley, Spice Girls, Katy Perry and, most notably, The White Stripes (Seven Nation Army). just remember who tipped you off on this one. you heard it before he came to the states and BLEW UP in the summer of 2011….

VITALS -
Listen more on Ben L’Oncle Soul’s Myspace
Follow Ben on Twitter (if you speak french?)

LISTEN UP –

Ben L’Oncle Soul – “Soulman”