-2002-: Naturellement

If you want to bottle the Naturellement feeling of 2002, add these to your queue:

Before the era of Photoshop Actions, the plugin for Photoshop 7 allowed users to apply "Natural Media" simulations. It could turn a digital photograph into a convincing pastel or lithograph in three clicks, a feature that Adobe would not fully integrate for another five years. Naturellement -2002-

: It remains a thoughtful, slightly cynical, but deeply human exploration of our relationship with what we eat. It’s a "proper" review of an era where we started caring about the label as much as the contents. If you want to bottle the Naturellement feeling

If you weren't tuned into the French charts in the early 2000s, you might imagine the scene as a mess of Eurodance and cheesy ballads. But lift the hood on 2002, and you’ll find an album (and a vibe) that pushed back against the overproduced plastic of the era. It’s a "proper" review of an era where

The core of the film’s humor lies in the couple’s awkward attempts to reconcile their ingrained modesty with the uninhibited lifestyle of their hosts. By stripping away physical clothing, the film symbolically strips away the social masks people wear, exposing their insecurities and the rigid social codes they usually follow. Production and Critical Reception

An especially interesting piece from this era is her cover of "Nature Boy," originally made famous by Nat King Cole. In her 2002 album A New Day Has Come

The song also highlighted the growing market for French-language R&B. Before 2002, English-language imports dominated the urban charts. The success of tracks like "Naturellement" proved that French audiences wanted to hear their own language used in these genres. It paved the way for the explosion of French urban artists in the mid-2000s.