Please give a listen to “Ice Princess” by La Chansons!
“Ice Princess” is a slow burner and is the fifth track from La Chansons album “At The Chateau” as well.
As La Chansons state, “At the Chateau” is our second release on Atlanta’s Stickfigure Records. The album follows last year’s “King and Queen of the Dance Floor,” which was made for living room dance parties and making funny mix-tapes for your friends. “At the Chateau” still has that La Chansons sense of humor with songs like “Candy Party,” “Dr. & Nurse,” “Heels Come Out at Night,” and “Spin the Bottle.” However, much of this album is inspired by our experiences navigating our double lives as day-time workers and night-time rockers. Songs like, “Jerrica,” and “Turquoise Paradise” illustrate the challenges of working 9-5, and the joy that comes when we “flip the switch” to become La Chansons. We dive a little deeper this time with “Ice Princess” and “Love Dream,” and some songs simply describe our real nights out on the town, like “Club Europe,” and “I Can Rock Harder.”
The “King and Queen of the Dance Floor” are giving you a glimpse of life inside the “Chateau,” a little peak at our real lives. Don’t worry though, it’s all set to slammin’ dance beats and it’s totally ready for the club! We aren’t apologetic for loving dance music, and it shines through on this album. We (Greg especially) voraciously consume all varieties of dance music, and are inspired by all types throughout history. All of these diverse sounds have inspired this album – it’s our homage to our favorite genre!”
“I’m genuinely surprised by how much I gravitated towards this record. Chris Campbell and Nick Black take vaudeville and old-time saloon music and fuse them with bits and pieces of classic rock, folk and blues. It sounds gimmicky at first, but the duo’s ability to transport the listener into the heart of their morbid tales of love and loss is what makes Two Ghosts so compelling. Add in a dash of macabre wit and a healthy dose of punk cabaret spirit and you have the makings for one of the year’s most unique listens.” – Latest Disgrace
“I Can Rock Harder” was released on “At The Chateau” in May of 2011.
“At the Chateau” still has that La Chansons sense of humor with songs like “Candy Party,” “Dr. & Nurse,” “Heels Come Out at Night,” and “Spin the Bottle.” However, much of this album is inspired by our experiences navigating our double lives as day-time workers and night-time rockers. Songs like, “Jerrica,” and “Turquoise Paradise” illustrate the challenges of working 9-5, and the joy that comes when we “flip the switch” to become La Chansons. We dive a little deeper this time with “Ice Princess” and “Love Dream,” and some songs simply describe our real nights out on the town, like “Club Europe,” and “I Can Rock Harder.”
“Another piece of gentle ambient drone from Warning Light and Eventide Ladies from the Wild Silver album to download.
There’s no departure from the basic template of soft rolling tones and the vague sense of waves crashing in the background. It is, this time, accompanied by an almost flute-like synth, giving a lightness often absent from other tracks on the album.” Acid Ted
“Some wierdness from those nice folk at Stickfigure Recordings and Lid Emba to brighten your day. Free download ‘n all.
This isn’t dancing at the disco, it’s more late night chin stroking and pondering the meaning of life. A bit of drone, awkward distorted drums, some organ synth and all round oddness. But in a good way.” – Acid Ted
Qurious will be releasing their SOPHMORE RELEASE with Stickfigure Recordings in 2012.
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Qurious is the surprising collaboration between a hip-hip producer/sample collagist and a vocal texturist/muli-instumentalist. Since winter 2009, the pair has taken up casting a sonic net over the patrons of the Atlanta and Athens music scenes.
Whether from headphones or on stage, one is inevitably caught spellbound. The siren-like vocals which lay atop the depths of keyboard/sample-based aural tapestries capture intellects and sway those fleshy physical forms into dance. With compositions as various and interesting as their subject matter, Qurious challenges audiences to follow them through the melodic looking-glass, venturing into a more cerebral listening experience.
Summoning nature-inspired soundscapes in their premiere concept-album: Planet Plant, the group built an enthralling narrative of terrestrial imagery encapsulated in otherworldly vision. The piece served as a brilliant introduction to the band and landed them a Creative Loafing title: Best Ambient Composers of 2011. Keeping things inquisitive as always, the group can be expected to evolve their enigmatic and sexy brand of auditory escape.
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“You have to know the rules before you can effectively break them, and Qurious seems to operate on a higher level of consciousness than its electro peers. Between Mike Netland’s starry-eyed production and Catherine Quesenberry’s spellbinding voice, the duo delves deep into the realm of pure atmospherics with a sense of sophistication that eludes the rest.” – Creative Loafing Atlanta
“The crowd was entranced, unable to keep from dancing along with these bioluminescent ambassadors of electronica” – Flagpole
“Each track is a varied experiment in electronics with plenty of headphone tantalizing tones” – Good Pop, Bad Pop
“The relentless pace of this EP slows-to a dark and unearthly dirge for the last track “Tulsa.” The conveying the lyrics in a hollow and bassy tone, the vocalist gives comes off as villainous over the inverted and held out bass line. Though the track is short, it is a powerfully frightening closing.” – Indie Music Reviewer
“Two Ghosts” is the title track from Sick Figures new album.
“The third single from Sick Figures’ excellent full-length, Two Ghosts, is a bit of a curveball. Gone is the outlandish punk cabaret spirit that marked the first two singles, replaced by a more conventional folk-inspired approach led by meandering desert trail guitars and dusty piano. My first instinct was to be disappointed by the track’s lack of eccentricity (comparatively speaking), but the more I listened the more I began to think that the group’s safest song might just be their best. It’s strangely beautiful and the song’s relative simplicity only helps add to that beauty. If anything, band leaders Chris Campbell and Nick Black have proven that they’re storytellers first and are willing to set aside their propensity for elaborate arrangements in order to force the focus on the substance of the song rather than the framework that surrounds it.” – Latest Disgrace
“This song “Club Europe”, by Atlanta husband and wife duo La Chansons, has caught my hear with some pretty pop hooks. It’s Friday night, and this song fits the mood. Go out and have some fun kids.” We All Want Someone To Shout For
“It’s got some great spots and we’re happy to help get the track some play.” – Indie Music Reviewer
