Louise Attaque

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Louise Attaque
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Lead singer and guitarist Gaëtan Roussel at a Louise attaque concert in 2023
Background information
Origin Paris, France
Genres French rock
Art rock
Folk rock
Years active1994–2001
unofficial four-year hiatus
2005–2007
2007-present
LabelsAtmosphériques (French)
Ki/oon Music Inc. (Japan)
Members Gaëtan Roussel (vocals, guitar)
Arnaud Samuel (violin)
Robin Feix (bass guitar)
Alexandre Margraff (drums)
Website http://www.louiseattaque.com

Louise Attaque (French pronunciation: [lwizatak] ) is a French chanson/folk rock band founded in 1994. Several of the group's albums were produced by Gordon Gano, lead singer of Violent Femmes, a band whom Louise Attaque often cites as an influence and for whom their own band is named. The band is signed to the Atmosphériques record label.

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History

Caravage (1990-1994)

Lead singer and guitarist Gaëtan Roussel and bassist Robin Feix met in high school in Montargis. They moved to Paris after graduation where they met drummer Alexandre Margraff and formed a rock band named Caravage (after the Italian painter Caravaggio). After briefly hiring a lead guitarist, the band met violinist Arnaud Samuel while recording in a Parisian studio. [1]

Louise Attaque's success (1997-2001)

Louise Attaque was formed in 1994. The name means "Louise Attacks" in French and refers to Louise Michel, a 19th-century anarchist, and to the American rock band Violent Femmes (which loosely translates from French as "violent women"). The leader of Violent Femmes, Gordon Gano, produced Louise Attaque's self-titled debut album. [2]

Louise Attaque was released in April 1997 to a positive critical response. Despite low initial radio airplay, the reputation of the group spread rapidly, garnering particular praise for its innovative violin-based folk/rock compositions and witty lyrics. Louise Attaque sold 2.5 million copies in France, a record for a French rock album.

It took almost three years until Louise Attaque's second album Comme On A Dit was released (in January 2000), again produced by Gordon Gano. The album sold 700,000 copies in France. In 2001, after touring for five months and appearing at various rock festivals, the band split up, explaining that they were temporarily out of inspiration and tired of the hype and pressure surrounding them.

From separation to reunion (2001-2005)

Louise Attaque split into two different groups in 2001. Singer Gaëtan Roussel and violinist Arnaud Samuel formed Tarmac, while bassist Robin Feix and drummer Alexandre Margraff formed Ali Dragon. The goal of Tarmac [3] was to explore the starker sounds of acoustic instruments, while Ali Dragon produced underground experimental music featuring jam sessions (mostly electro and hip hop).

The four members of the group reunited in 2003. After recording for a few weeks in the Electric Lady Studios in New York, their third album, À Plus Tard Crocodile, was released in September 2005. The title references the rock and roll song "See You Later Alligator". À Plus Tard Crocodile was received as a departure from Louise Attaque's previous works, with lighter and more varied content.[ citation needed ]

Usage in media

Louise Attaque are mentioned during À plus !, a German language school book teaching French. [4] During the "Civilisation" part of the book, they are described as "a rock band which is well-known by French teens [...]". [4]

In 2021, the song J't'emmène au vent is used in No Time to Die in the opening scene which is listened by the young Madeleine on her walkman.

Awards

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertifications
FR
[5] 		BEL
(Wa)
[6] 		SWI
[7]
1997 Louise Attaque 14 –
2000 Comme on a dit 1110
2005À plus tard crocodile227
2016Anomalie348
  • SNEP: Gold [8]
2022Planète Terre4 [9] 922

Compilation albums

YearAlbumPeak positions
FR
[5] 		BEL
(Wa)
[6] 		SWI
2011Du monde tout autour6491

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
FR
[5] 		BEL
(Wa)
[10]
1998"Ton invitation"1014Louise Attaque
2006"Depuis toujours"41 –À plus tard crocodile
2011"J't'emmène au vent"72 [11]  –
  • SNEP: Diamond [8]
Du monde tout autour
2015"Anomalie"111 –Anomalie

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References

  1. ↑ "Arnaud Samuel : le violon dingue de Louise Attaque". Radio France (in French). 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  2. ↑ "Gordon Gano (Violent Femmes) - Les attrape-coeurs". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  3. ↑ Perrin, Ludovic. "En tandem, Tarmac cultive la parenthèse Louise Attaque". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  4. 1 2 À plus !. ISBN   978-3-464-22070-2. p.29/ p.144/ p.154. Cornelsen Verlag (Berlin, Germany).
  5. 1 2 3 "Tal discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  6. 1 2 Ultratop.be/fr/ – Louise Attaque albums discography
  7. ↑ "Discographie Louise Attaque". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 "French certifications – Louise Attaque" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Top Singles (Week 51, 2022)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  10. ↑ Ultratop.be/fr/ – Louise Attaque singles discography
  11. ↑ "Top Singles (Week 33, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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