La Femme (band)

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La Femme
La Femme performing in 2023
La Femme performing in 2023
Background information
OriginBiarritz, New Aquitaine, France
GenresNew wave, cold wave, krautrock, psychedelic rock, psychedelic pop, surf rock, yéyé
Years active2010–present
LabelsLes Disques Pointus
Barclay Records
Born Bad Records
Third Side Records
MembersSacha Got
Marlon Magnée
Sam Lefèvre
Noé Delmas
Fanny Luzignant
Ysé Grospiron
Past membersLucas Nunez Ritter
Clémence Quélennec
Clara Luciani
Jane Peynot
Marilou Chollet
Websitehttps://www.lafemmemusic.com/

La Femme are a French psych-punk rock band[1] established by guitarist Sacha Got and keyboard player Marlon Magnée in 2010 in Biarritz. Several members joined later, including former lead singer (until 2019) Clémence Quélennec, bass player Sam Lefevre, drummer Noé Delmas, and Lucas Nunez. Other members include Clara Luciani, Jane Peynot and Marilou Chollet.

The band's music has been described as synthetic and hypnotic. It mixes elements of cold wave, punk, and yéyé, with musical influence from artists such as Sparks, The Velvet Underground, and Kraftwerk.[2]

La Femme released three EPs from 2010 to 2013, titled La Femme EP, La Podium #1, and La Femme. Their debut full-length, Psycho Tropical Berlin, was released on April 8, 2013.[3] La Femme earned the French award Victoires de la Musique in the category "Album revelation" in February 2014.[4] On April 2, 2021, the group released their third album, Paradigmes, featuring several previously released tracks.

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Album and details Peak positions
FRA
[5]
BEL
(Wa)

[6]
Psycho Tropical Berlin
  • Release date: 8 April 2013
  • Record label: Barclay / Born Bad Records
33 125
Mystère
  • Release date: 2 September 2016
9 38
Paradigmes
  • Release date: 2 April 2021
  • Record label: Disque Pointu
14 17
Teatro lúcido
  • Release date: 4 November 2022
  • Record label: Disque Pointu / Born Bad Records
32
[7]
80
Paris-Hawaï
  • Release date: 19 May 2023
  • Record label: Disque Pointu

EPs[edit]

Year Album Peak positions
FRA
[5]
2010 La Femme EP  –
2011 Le podium #1 (EP)  –
2013 La Femme 153
2018 Runway (EP)  –

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak positions Album
FRA
[5]
2013 "Sur la planche" 107 Psycho Tropical Berlin
2016 "Sphynx" 103
[8]
Mystère
"Où va le monde ?" 134
[9]
Mystère
"Septembre" 169
[10]
Mystère
2020 "Paradigme" Paradigmes
"Cool Colorado" Paradigmes
"Disconnexion" Paradigmes
2021 "Foutre le bordel" Paradigmes
"Le Sang De Mon Prochain" 126
[11]
Paradigmes
Others
  • 2011: "From Tchernobyl with Love"
  • 2012: "La Planche"
  • 2012: "Télégraphe”
  • 2017: “Orgie de gobelins sous champignons”
  • 2019: “L'hawaïenne”

References[edit]

  1. ^ Benjamin, Chapon (2013-04-09). "La Femme a su se laisser désirer". 20 minutes (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  2. ^ Féraud, Jean-Christophe (2013-04-08). "La Femme, sous influences" [La Femme, under influences]. Libération (music criticism) (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  3. ^ "Magic rpm: Psycho Tropical Berlin de La Femme". Archived from the original on April 24, 2013.
  4. ^ "Les Victoires de La Musique : tout sur l'émission, news et vidéos en replay -". FranceTV.
  5. ^ a b c "La Femme discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  6. ^ "La Femme discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Top Albums: Semaine du 11 novembre 2022" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. ^ Steffen Hung. "La Femme – Sphynx". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  9. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 37, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 35, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  11. ^ Steffen Hung. "La Femme – Le sang de mon prochain". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.

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