Three years after the release of their last album, ‘à bouche qui veux-tu’, the duo returns to the stage with ‘Nues’: a homage to the fierce yet fragile female.
A melancholic poem with refined lines, the style might have changed but their signature sound still remains. We met up with Aurélie and Sylvie to chat about their new musical gem.
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Your sound on the new album feels different than before: more refined and instrumental…What brought on this change?
Aurélie - This album was created differently from others as I was in Los Angeles and Sylvie was in Paris.
It was an album born with a ‘missing’ aspect and a feeling of reunion. Sometimes being apart can be essential. We had to learn to work at a distance: some songs were created by Sylvie, others by me and some together. Then we combined all those elements together.
It’s very different from our other album, it feels very pure and simple.
Sylvie - A new environment can inspire new perspectives: Aurélie was living in a city with lots of musicians, far from Paris and her daily routine, that changed everything.
Aurélie - Being far away created this sense of longing and sadness… It’s a different style.
It was an album born with a ‘missing’ aspect and a feeling of reunion. Sometimes being apart can be essential. We had to learn to work at a distance: some songs were created by Sylvie, others by me and some together. Then we combined all those elements together.
It’s very different from our other album, it feels very pure and simple.
Sylvie - A new environment can inspire new perspectives: Aurélie was living in a city with lots of musicians, far from Paris and her daily routine, that changed everything.
Aurélie - Being far away created this sense of longing and sadness… It’s a different style.
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"( ... ) On the second album, we wanted to show that we weren’t so different and now, the message will be more " different but unify "
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It also feels less seductive. Your last album focused more on the relationship between men and women and on Palladium you focus more on friends and family…
Aurélie - We didn’t create this third album as a people pleaser, it’s less seductive. We’re communicating our story, a feeling, pain… it’s personal.
Sylvie - It’s funny that family takes such a central role in this album when we were so far apart. We wanted to feel our families in this album, our children and Aurélie’s mother are in the clip of Palladium, and our kids also sang on the album. We wanted to create a close family circle and bring a sense of warmth to the sound.
Aurélie - The last album was all about seduction: we wanted to harness silver screen heroines and were influenced by the films of Brian de Palma and the muses of Helmut Newton…There was something very sexy, sensual and feminine about it. On this album, our icons are called Lilith and Circé, there strong but flawed women. We believe women are both fierce and fragile. This album explores femininity on a deeper level, and the pain associated with being a woman.
Sylvie - It’s funny that family takes such a central role in this album when we were so far apart. We wanted to feel our families in this album, our children and Aurélie’s mother are in the clip of Palladium, and our kids also sang on the album. We wanted to create a close family circle and bring a sense of warmth to the sound.
Aurélie - The last album was all about seduction: we wanted to harness silver screen heroines and were influenced by the films of Brian de Palma and the muses of Helmut Newton…There was something very sexy, sensual and feminine about it. On this album, our icons are called Lilith and Circé, there strong but flawed women. We believe women are both fierce and fragile. This album explores femininity on a deeper level, and the pain associated with being a woman.
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"( ... ) In this album, our icons are called Lilith or Circé, they are strong but also hurt women. For us, the woman is powerful but faillible."
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With the success of Palladium and three years of waiting, the public is excited to hear what’s next. Were you worried about leaving such a space between the two albums?
Sylvie - Totally, it’s something that was completely out of our control. Our job is to make the best music we can, after that it’s up to the public to decide.
Aurélie - Our approach is really personal and honest on this album, we hope people like it!
Aurélie - Our approach is really personal and honest on this album, we hope people like it!
Aurélie, why did you decide to move to Los Angeles? Did it inspire you to explore other avenues in your work?
Aurélie - I decided to move because life is short. If you’re not changing or open to new experiences you’re not living. I grabbed my kids and off we went, I wanted them to experience a different lifestyle too, I wanted to live in the wild with the coyotes…
You only planned to go for a year?
Aurélie - Completely, that was the plan from the start. It wasn’t a year sabbatical though, I worked a lot. I think if I hadn’t of left for a year, this album wouldn’t have been made as quickly as it did. It was really interesting to go and explore other things, it opened my horizons.
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Talking of production: Aurélie has already created a few clips for Bridgette, but this time we really felt like we were joining your family circle.
Sylvie - Yes, that’s because we used private family photos for the video and everyone in it were our friends and children, our true family… Even most of the clothes were ours!
Aurélie - When I was in Los Angeles, I rented a huge house that was always full of people, in the kitchen, the garden, the pool…Our musicians came and recorded some of the album and Soko also came to record a few things too. So the clip felt really natural as it represented the year I’d had.
Aurélie - When I was in Los Angeles, I rented a huge house that was always full of people, in the kitchen, the garden, the pool…Our musicians came and recorded some of the album and Soko also came to record a few things too. So the clip felt really natural as it represented the year I’d had.
Returning to fashion: Do you share the same look or do you have your own style? On stage, you look like two versions of the same person.
Sylvie - The duality on the last album was really funny: it was visual, matching dresses, trousers, wigs in all different colours… We did it all, it was such a fun game!
Aurélie - We wanted to do something more simple on this new album, more us. On the second album, we wanted to show that we weren’t that different but now the message is more ‘different but united’.
Sylvie - And disco clothes are pretty hard to wear every day (laughs)
Aurélie - We wanted to do something more simple on this new album, more us. On the second album, we wanted to show that we weren’t that different but now the message is more ‘different but united’.
Sylvie - And disco clothes are pretty hard to wear every day (laughs)
Do you have a strong relationship with fashion?
Aurélie - Yes, we make an effort and think about what we wear… We like to look similar. It helps our image, the way we dress is the way were presented to the world.
Brigitte : Nues (released on the 17th November)
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Photograph :
Marine Billet
Artists :
Brigitte
MUA & Hair :
La frenchie agency
Production :
Maëva Bessis
Stylism :
Elsa Bernini,
Marie Beauvié
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Léna Hascoet,
