La Femme is a French psych-punk rock band established by guitarist Sacha Got and keyboard player Marlon Magnée in 2010 in
Biarritz. Several members joined later, including 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
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,
punk
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Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
, and
yéyé, with musical influence from artists such as
Sparks,
The Velvet Underground
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, and
Kraftwerk.
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. La Femme earned the French award
Victoires de la Musique
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in the category "Album revelation" in February 2014.
On April 2, 2021 the group released their highly anticipated third album, ''Paradigmes'', featuring several previously released tracks.
Discography
Albums
EPs
Singles
;Others
*2011: "From Tchernobyl with Love"
*2012: "La Planche"
*2012: "Télégraphe”
*2017: “Orgie de gobelins sous champignons”
*2019: “L'hawaïenne”
References
External links
Facebook
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Musical groups from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
French rock music groups
French psychedelic rock music groups
French post-punk music groups
Musical groups established in 2010
Biarritz
Barclay Records artists
2010 establishments in France