The SoundCloud generation wouldn’t be much without the MySpace predecessors that established the viability of success from streaming. Amongst the typical Lil B and Arctic Monkeys stories, there’s a special notch carved in the website’s facade for French electropop group Yelle who broke into the mainstream French pop scene with nothing more than an unmastered online mp3 in 2005. Since then, they’ve enjoyed success well beyond the French-language bubble, releasing three albums over the last seven years, two of which charted in the US Dance charts top 10. Following the late-2014 release of their album Complètement Fou, they’ve announced dates for their 2015 Australian tour. More info on the tour after the interview break! Quelle merveille!

My name is… Yelle

By day I… enjoy life!

By night I… dream a lot

My favourite TV show is… Orange is the New Black (at the moment)

The last movie I watched was… Groundhog Day

The first album I ever bought was… ‘Joe le Taxi’ by Vanessa Paradis

The last was… Mac DeMarco’s album Salad days

If I wasn’t making music I would probably be… an Herborist

I’m addicted to… love

The best thing about touring is… meeting new people everyday

The worst thing is… sharing bathroom

My perfect gig would involve…Damon Albarn, Kate Bush, Gonzales

The first gig I went to was… my father’s, he’s a musician too

The most important thing on my rider is… m&m’s

My hangover cure is… white wine, then a lot of water

My computer’s wallpaper is… a photo of my french bulldog haha

My favourite YouTube vid is…

YELLE AUSTRALIA TOUR

PERTH | WEDNESDAY 25TH MARCH | CAPITOL

BRISBANE | SATURDAY 28TH MARCH | WOOLLY MAMMOTH

MELBOURNE | SUNDAY 29TH MARCH | CORNER HOTEL

SYDNEY | FRIDAY 27TH MARCH | METRO

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