So Frenchy So Chic with Emilie Simon, Melanie Pain - Rosemount

Life is Noise, Cartell Music and RTRFM 92.1 present...

So Frenchy So Chic Australian Tour (Perth)

Featuring: Émilie Simon and Mélanie Pain (Nouvelle Vague)

 

Lovers of sophisticated pop, intriguing melody and all things French will be delighted to hear that So Frenchy So Chic artists Émilie Simon and Mélanie Pain will be gracing the Rosemount Hotel on Sunday, October 3. 

 

This double-header promises to showcase both artists’ effervescent, engaging and offbeat take on contemporary pop, as both Émilie and Mélanie take to the stage with their gallic backing ensembles .

 

Émilie Simon, the artist who makes every song an adventure, will be showcasing her third album, The Big Machine, which was written and recorded after she moved to New York. The breathtaking result is a collection of rich and sensual songs featuring musicians like Kelly Pratt and Jeremy Gara of Arcade Fire, as well as Beirut’s John Natchez. Inventive and charming, as she always is, The Big Machine is Simon’s most accessible and personal record to date.

 

If Mélanie Pain were to sing the phone book, she’d make it sexy purely on conviction. Best known as the lead singer of the French band Nouvelle Vague, Pain seduced audiences with her breathy renditions of '80s pop. Her romantically-tinged solo album, My Name, draws on influences such as Nick Cave, Harry Nilsson and Leonard Cohen, but audiences will also hear Pain’s love for American folk and pop intertwined with chanson. Pain's first album is practically a beginner's guide to contemporary French pop, according to Rave Magazine.

 

This beautifully matched double-header tour promises an intimate evening from two brilliant and well-travelled singer songwriters who have featured on one of Australia's most popular compilations. The groundbreaking So Frenchy So Chic series has sold over 100,000 copies in Australia, proof of this country's love for interesting and intelligent French music.

 

Presale tickets from heatseeker.com.au, cartellmusic.com.au, Mills Records, 78 Records & Planet Video.

$55 +bf / more on the door on the night if available.