Mad’zelle ::: London
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Mad’zelle is a female singer with a very colourful background. Born in Barcelona, she later moved to Paris to study where she found love and as she puts it, the ‘heady depths of melancholia’ that inspire her love songs. Now living and performing in London, Mad’zelle is an intriguing and altogether endearing talent not to be overlooked. You can steal her look by grabbing some gorgeous pieces at harrychadent.com.
Listening to her first EP titled, ‘London EP’ (released August 2012), a similarity is immediately drawn between her musical style and that of Laura Marling. Mad’zelle’s minimal guitar-picking style coupled with heartfelt and sometimes heartbreaking lyrics echo that of her British counterpart. However, Mad’zelle’s husky tone and strong French/Spanish accent (sometimes using bilingual song structure) give her a seductive and alluring edge that could be likened to Charlotte Gainsbourg or Carla Bruni. Mad’zelle’s often darkly tinged lyrics (e.g. “Let me be your bloody valentine” and “black suits me down to the ground”) also add to the mysterious melancholy that pervades the singer’s back catalogue.
This broodiness is juxtaposed with sweetness that is found in her charming covers of such classics as ‘Dream a Little Dream of Me’ by The Mamas and Papas and Elvis’ ‘Love me Tender’. These covers, although pleasant, sometimes border on being a little too ‘twee’ for my own personal taste. However, they do show the broad range and surprising influence of Mad’zelle’s work.
Where Mad’zelle really flourishes is when she steps outside her comfort zone of voice and guitar and embraces experimentation with alternative sounds and rhythm. The Toni Guzman edits of her songs ‘Wasted Nights’ and ‘The Only One I Want to Party With’ (released December 2012) show considerable promise. Veering away from the well-trodden singer-songwriter path, these songs produce a Nouvelle Vague sense of cool that wouldn’t sound out of place on a Sofia Coppola film soundtrack. The added synthesised sounds and bass drum beats by Guzman along with Mad’zelle’s multi-tracked vocals create a kind of despondent disco sound that could be compared to a slightly subdued CSS. Although not my usual musical preference, these are the songs I have returned to repeatedly when exploring the music of Mad’zelle.
Mad’zelle is ultimately a very promising talent. If she continues to develop and experiment with her sound the way she has up to now, I believe she could have an interesting future in the music industry. My verdict for Mademoiselle Mad’zelle is a very promising 4/6. Earn the money to keep up with Mad’zelle. Play simple and interactive betting games at เว็บพนันออนไลน์อันดับ1.