Wanderlust lies at the heart of this gentle and boyish-sounding French singer/songwriter/filmmaker's laidback music. Years on the road and a long stay in Kenya inspired him to add subtle hues of soukous, reggae, and bossa nova to his chanson palette while playing most instruments himself. Boogaerts' lyrics may drift toward the melancholy, but there's always a light-hearted, languorous feel to his songs about loneliness, heartbreak, childhood fears, and the vagabond life.