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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.
La Femme | |
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 La Femme performing in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Biarritz, New Aquitaine, France |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | lafemmemusic |
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 8 April 2013.[3] La Femme earned the French award Victoires de la Musique in the category "Album revelation" in February 2014.[4] On 2 April 2021, the group released their third album, Paradigmes, featuring several previously released tracks. Their fourth album, Rock Machine, was released on 11 October 2024.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Album and details | Peak positions | |
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| FRA [5] |
BEL (Wa) [6] | |
Psycho Tropical Berlin
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33 | 125 |
Mystère
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9 | 38 |
Paradigmes
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14 | 17 |
Teatro lúcido
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32 [7] |
80 |
Paris-Hawaï
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Rock Machine
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EPs
edit| Year | Album | Peak positions |
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| 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 |
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| 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”
Musical style and influences
editThe music of La Femme evokes cold wave, rock, and the influences of groups such as the Velvet Underground, Kraftwerk, Deux, Zoulou, and surf music.[12] The group cites Jacno and Marie et les Garçons as its two main influences.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ Benjamin, Chapon (9 April 2013). "La Femme a su se laisser désirer". 20 minutes (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Féraud, Jean-Christophe (8 April 2013). "La Femme, sous influences" [La Femme, under influences]. Libération (music criticism) (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Magic rpm: Psycho Tropical Berlin de La Femme". Archived from the original on 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Les Victoires de La Musique : tout sur l'émission, news et vidéos en replay -". FranceTV.
- ^ a b c "La Femme discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "La Femme discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Top Albums: Semaine du 11 novembre 2022" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "La Femme – Sphynx". lescharts.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 37, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "La Femme – Le sang de mon prochain". lescharts.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Jean-Christophe Féraud (8 April 2013). "La Femme, sous influences". Libération (archives). Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ Born Bad Records. "La Femme" (in French).
- ^ Didier Zacharie (14 November 2016). "Les bons disques de La Femme". Frontstage (in French).