Laure Briard catches up with Love Buzz
French pop auteur Laure Briard recently released her fourth studio album – Ne pas trop rester bleue – a kaleidoscopic set of 60s cinematic pop-style songs, and a multi-lingual autobiographical story of encounters and experiences.
Lover of all things classic and French, Boo Boo Muck from 2SER’s all-vinyl deep-digger show Love Buzz took a chance to catch up with Laure and find out more about the album, influences and much more.
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Was there music in your household growing up?
One day when I was 12, I discovered a drawer full of tapes my dad bought when he was young. I was strongly marked by Bob Marley’s “Kaya”, a Steve Miller Band best of compilation and The Beatles.
One day when I was 12, I discovered a drawer full of tapes my dad bought when he was young. I was strongly marked by Bob Marley’s “Kaya”, a Steve Miller Band best of compilation and The Beatles.
Was there a defining moment you knew you would have a life in music? If so, can you please share it with us?
It was my first time in the studio recording my first album, Révélations. We spent several days near my hometown in Toulouse with talented musician friends, in a cool studio in the countryside. At that moment I realized it was more than a hobby…
Which artists have had the most influence on your work?
The Beatles, Françoise Hardy, Margo Guryan, Philippe Katerine.
Do you prefer to write your songs in solitude or with a collaborator?
I like both. Sometimes it’s very introspective and I feel I have to do it alone — a long process to find oneself. And sometimes I need to share and have someone elses touch. It’s always with people I admire or close friends. It’s very interesting to see where we can go and how we mix two personalities in one song.
You released two beautiful EPs heavily influenced by the Brazilian Psychedelic sound, Coração Louco in 2018 and Eu Voo in 2021. What interests, themes, or methods of music making did you get to explore in these records that you had not been able to in your previous releases?
Just the fact of being in Brazil with Brazilian people made the thing completely wonderful, surreal, unique and precious.
France passed a law in 1994 requiring a minimum of four in ten songs broadcast by domestic radio stations to be in the French language. Do you think this law has helped to maintain the French language in modern music or hindered the ability of young artists to get played on these stations?
Hmm I didn’t know that… maybe it helps but nowadays that’s completely different. It’s very trendy to make songs in French because there’s a kind of revival.
What do young people think of Yé-Yé pioneers like Jaqueline Taieb, Françoise Hardy or France Gall in France, are they still revered or considered old-fashioned? (we adore them here on LOVE BUZZ)
It depends… people like me adore them and people who listen to shitty music think they suck! Haha.
Do you have plans to tour ‘Ne Pas Trop Rester Bleue’ in Australia soon?
I really really would love to! We are working on it : )
Ne pas trop rester bleue is out on Third Eye Stimuli on vinyl and digital.
