The album
Only Love
Paris-born singer-songwriter Violette’s album “Only Love” features nine songs affirming her signature blend of soulful jazz and elegant pop.
“Only Love” is a concept album built around the distinct Ancient Greek words for love, where each song illustrates one of these love types.
The record features Violette’s long-time friends and collaborators including producer Brian Bacchus on “Over and Over” (Gregory Porter, Lizz Wright), multi-instrumentalist Louis Cato (Beyoncé, Q-Tip, John Legend) and mixing engineer Jay Newland (Norah Jones, Thomas Dutronc).
Track list
Nine kinds of love
- Mr FarfeluLudus · playful love
- Let It Be For LovePhilia · intimate, authentic friendship
- Go WomanPhilautia · self-love
- My WayPhilautia · self-love
- Only Love Leads Us HomeAgápe · empathetic, universal love
- Fille à PapaStorge · unconditional, familial love
- WholeheartedlyEros · romantic, passionate love
- Carpe DiemPragma · love built on commitment, understanding and long-term best interests
- Over and OverMania · obsessive love
En français
L’album
Only Love, le nouvel album de Violette, inclut huit morceaux originaux et une reprise très personnelle de Comme d’habitude / My Way. Cet album affirme la signature pop jazz élégante de la jeune pianiste singer-songwriter. C’est un album concept où chaque morceau illustre une forme d’amour décrite par les Grecs anciens.
- Mr FarfeluLudus · l’amour léger, joueur
- Let It Be For LovePhilia · intime, amour fraternel, l’amitié
- Go WomanPhilautia · l’amour de soi, souci de son propre bonheur
- My WayPhilautia · l’amour de soi, souci de son propre bonheur
- Only Love Leads Us HomeAgápe · empathie, amour universel
- Fille à PapaStorge · amour inconditionnel, souvent familial
- WholeheartedlyEros · l’amour lié au désir physique et passionnel
- Carpe DiemPragma · l’amour raisonnable, réfléchi et pensé sur la durée
- Over and OverMania · amour obsessionnel
Audio
Listen to the album
Communiqué de presse
Press release
The “Only Love” press release (in French), 4 pages.
Violette · bio
Biographie
Après une enfance rétaise et une adolescence parisienne, Violette quitte la France en 2007 pour explorer la musique afro-américaine au Berklee College of Music à Boston, puis à New York où elle vit et se produit pendant plus de 10 ans.
Après Falling Strong, produit outre-Atlantique aux côtés de Brian Bacchus (A&R pour Norah Jones, producteur pour Gregory Porter, Lizz Wright…), Violette revient aujourd’hui présenter son nouvel album Only Love. Ce nouvel opus reflète les diverses influences pop, jazz, folk et rock de la jeune chanteuse-pianiste qui partage aujourd’hui sa vie entre la France et les États-Unis.
En 2020, sa chanson et son clip « Christmas Harmony » sont sélectionnés par Playmobil pour célébrer des fêtes pas comme les autres, générant plusieurs millions de vues sur la chaîne de la marque.
Ses compositions cosmopolites lui ressemblent : elles mêlent langues, cultures et expériences de France et d’ailleurs ; sensible, sa voix claire et légère sait aussi se nuancer de tons graves aux teintes blues/soul.
Une pop suave aux accents jazz, qui emprunte autant à la « Grosse Pomme » qu’à la « Douce France ».
In English
Bio
Raised in Ars-en-Ré, a small village on an island off the French Atlantic Coast, singer-songwriter Violette began her musical journey at an early age, taking up the piano at five and later learning percussion at a Parisian conservatory.
Violette honed her musical skills at the Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood, then moved to Boston to enroll at the Berklee College of Music. After a decade of performances in New York and worldwide, she now shares her time between the US and France.
Her musical endeavors are clearly colored by influences from such luminaries as Jacques Brel and Edith Piaf, but she quickly found her tastes and palette ranging much farther than her home: soon her speakers were filled with the sounds of Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson, all artists whose sound would have a hand in the development of her sophisticated pop sound.
Her albums “Falling Strong” and “Only Love” (2021) gather a team of long-time friends and collaborators including producer Brian Bacchus (Gregory Porter, Lizz Wright), multi-instrumentalist Louis Cato (Beyoncé, Q-Tip, John Legend) and mixing engineer Jay Newland (Norah Jones, Thomas Dutronc).
Reviews
Sample reviews
“Violette brings together warm songs of incredible complexity and life with swirling piano melodies and somewhat bluesy, pop song creations… The album is so good it should be ‘falling’ up the charts!”
“No last name, but a lot of heart here by singer/songstress Violette… She’s reminiscent of the stylists of the 70s with an upbeat and thoughtful approach to music.”
“With pipes that could easily land her on the charts, the songstress builds breezy melodies and romantic yet playful landscapes in multiple languages with grace and beauty.”
Achievements
Stages, awards & licensing
Clubs
Paris
- Club Nubia
- Le Sunside
- Le Baiser Salé
- La Scène Bastille
New York
- The City Winery
- Highline Ballroom
- B.B. King Blues Club
- Cafe Wha?
- Club Bonafide
- Lucille’s
- The Iridium Jazz Club
- Rockwood Music Hall
- Drom
- The Knitting Factory
- The Beer Garden
Boston
- Scullers
- Les Zygomates
- The Beehive
- Berklee Performance Center
- Cafe 939
Montreal
- House of Jazz
- Upstairs Jazz
Asia
- The Boathouse, Phuket, Thailand
- JZ Brat, Tokyo
- Saitama Arts Center, Japan
- Girls Talk, Mito, Japan
Festivals
France
- Jazz au Phare
- Crest Jazz Vocal
- Jazz à Vannes
- Violons Croisés
- Jazz à Sète
USA
- Blue Note Jazz Festival, New York
- Make Music Cambridge
- Boston Jazz Festival
- Marblehead Jazz Festival
Awards
- ISSA Song of the Year
- Billboard World Song Contest
- Les Vignes d’Or
- Boston Music Awards
Licensing & film
- “Vague à l’âme” featured by cosmetic brand Bébé Poshé
- Songs placed in TV shows including The Real World and Mrs. Eastwood & Company (Bunim/Murray Productions)
- Film: the band and “Fille à Papa” appear in Son of Monarchs, directed by Alexis Gambis (2020)
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