Serenity is a new song by Aime Simone and Peter Doherty.
Typically, my Friday posts are a precursor to the weekend, big beats, 80s mixtapes, that kind of thing. Today is the complete opposite of that, a delicate, beautiful acoustic number with artists of two generations on one page. How could I resist?
I've been aware of Aime Simone for several years, and I receive regular mailshots about their music releases but I'd never really paid much attention. I will admit that visually, the black-dyed mullet and the word 'reckless' tattooed under their left eye, weren't immediately appealing either, but just goes to show that I need to call bullshit on my inner voice sometimes.
I came across another clip where Aime and Peter describe their first meeting, way back in 2012. It's one of those "you couldn't make it up" tales that mix despair and delight and it's heartwarming that this ad-hoc encounter evolved and endured, leading to Serenity.
Not the first time that Aime and Peter have recorded a song though, as I discovered Werewolf which, cannily, was released for Hallowe'en last year.
I've also discovered another Aime Simone collaboration, this time with fellow French artist Waxx aka Benjamin Hekimian, covering a Neil Young classic.
Serenity is available to buy on Bandcamp and I will be digging deeper into Aime's catalogue. Better late than never...
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