About

Led by Marlon Magnée and Sacha Got for more than 10 years, French neo-psych ensemble La Femme has created its own movement, inspired by loads of different music genres including new wave, rock, electro, punk… and is described by Pitchfork as “perhaps the biggest rock band in France right now”. The band has numerous gold records, has won Victoires de la Musique (equivalent to the Grammy Awards in France) , played more than 600 shows over the last ten years and supported the Red Hot Chili Peppers on their European Tour in 2016. They wrapped up in 2022/2023 a largely sold-out tour of over 30 countries including the US, Canada, LATAM, Europe and Australia. Audiences value the fact that La Femme is one of the last bands to present an entirely live show, with no computers or pre-recorded backing tracks to bolster their performance. A rare enough occurrence to be noted, La Femme is one of the last bastions of “real” live music, one of the only French bands defending pure, unbridled and hypnotic energy. Since their phenomenal debut in 2010, which earned them a Victoire de la Musique in 2014 and several Gold Records, La Femme have earned their place among the greatest current francophone acts in the world.

La Femme continues to develop with Rock Machine a universe beyond trends with their own sound and aesthetics. This album is an ode to rock'n'roll, its effectiveness, and timelessness, but also an ode to love and despair. In addition to rock and synthwave sounds (of which 'Clover Paradise' is the perfect example), there's still electro (Sweet Babe), surf music (Ciao Paris), disco with a UK punk twist (My Generation), and even elements of western. ‘Venus’ is a marvelous mix between The Velvet Underground and The Mama’s and the Papa’s, ‘Love is Over’ sounds like a “Madchester” single from the Hacienda time... The list is long but always unique and coherent. — (via Label)

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Label: Born Bad Records, IDOL, Disque Pointu
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Released: 2024
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave

File under: Alternative / Indie / Pop
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