Mélodie Française

Mélodie Française is a compilation album of iconic French pop songs covered by Australian musicians. It was officially released in Australia by Inertia (independent record company) and Original Matters on 16 August 2013.[1]

Mélodie Française
Compilation album
Released16 August 2013
Recorded2012-2013
GenreAlternative rock, French pop music
LabelInertia (independent record company), Original Matters
Singles from Mélodie Française
  1. "La Minute de Silence"
    Released: April, 2013
  2. "Bonnie & Clyde"

Upon its release, Mélodie Française received positive reviews and support from leading Australian music media outlets: Rolling Stone Australia, The Music Network, Music Feeds, Tone Deaf,[2] the AU Review and Russh.[3]

An album review by Greg Moskovitch of Music Feeds states: "Mélodie Française will course through you like a gliding plume of Gauloises smoke, so bring out your inner Francophile and order this sublime compilation of Aussie artists paying tribute to the language of love through iTunes now."[1]

In a special feature, Australian Harper’s Bazaar said, “Francophiles rejoice. Last week, Mélodie Française - the highly anticipated Australian compilation of French covers - landed in our laps and it’s safe to say we’re hooked".[4]

On 2 October 2013, Mélodie Française was nominated for Best World Music Album under the ARIA Music Awards Fine Arts category.[5]

Singles

The album's official lead single was "La Minute de Silence". Reinterpreted by Gossling and Oh Mercy (band)'s Alexander Gow, the single received support on triple j; premiered by music director Richard Kingsmill in March 2013.[6]

"Bonnie & Clyde", a collaboration between Deep Sea Arcade and Megan Washington was the second single released from the album, and the last song to be recorded for the compilation.[7]

Videos

For the music video of "La Minute de Silence", Gossling and Alexander Gow travelled to Paris. They were granted unprecedented access to film at the Moulin Rouge. Of the music clip, Pages Digital said, "It’s tender, romantic and very beautifully shot.” [8]

Awards
YearAward-Giving BodyAwardResult
2013ARIA Music AwardsBest World Music Album [9]Nominated

Track listing
No.TitleArtistLength
1."La minute de silence"Gossling & Oh Mercy3:48
2."Morgane de toi"The Jezabels4:59
3."La vie en rose"Thelma Plum2:43
4."Sexy Boy"Dappled Cities4:24
5."Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux"Kate Miller-Heidke3:56
6."Le berger"Husky4:21
7."Bonnie and Clyde"Deep Sea Arcade (feat. Megan Washington)4:59
8."Bang Bang"Lisa Mitchell3:18
9."Je t'aime... moi non plus"Big Scary5:02
10."Le temps de l'amour"Jinja Safari (feat. Okenyo)2:24
11."Les feuilles mortes"Katie Noonan5:31
12."Belles! belles! belles!"Edward Deer3:20
13."Mini, mini, mini"The Walking Who (feat. Soko)3:39
14."La mer"Vance Joy4:49

References
  1. Greg Moskovitch (19 August 2013). "Mélodie Française: The Jezabels, Megan Washington & Lisa Mitchell Sing In French". MUSICFEEDS. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  2. Matilda Edwards (1 August 2013). "Various Artists Mélodie Française". TONEDEAF. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  3. Russh. "Previews: La Minute de Silence". Russh. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  4. Sarah Swift (27 August 2013). "On le playlist: Mélodie Française". Harper's Bazaar Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  5. Mike Hohnen (2 October 2013). "Flume, Nick Cave, Boy & Bear Kick Off 2013 ARIA Awards Nominations". Music Feeds. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  6. triple j (10 March 2013). "triple j New Music with Richard Kingsmill". triple j. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  7. Nathan Jolly (19 July 2013). "Cathy Oates talks about the Mélodie Française record". The Music Network. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  8. Erin Moy (12 April 2013). "Exclusive: Behind the Scenes on a Video Shoot with Gossling and Oh Mercy in Paris". Pages Digital. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  9. "Fine Arts Awards/2013 Best World Music Album". http://www.ariaawards.com.au/. External link in |publisher= (help)
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