Charlotte Marionneau

Le Volume Courbe
interview by YAN CÉH  
portrait by GRANT FLEMING

 

ONE OF THE SWEETEST, WEIRDEST SURPRISES of last year was “Le Volume Courbe”, a.k.a. CHARLOTTE MARIONNEAU, who’ve created a hybrid album of chansons françaises and Anglo-eclectic indie rock. Living and working in England for ten years she enlisted the help of Hope Sandoval, Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine), David Roback and Colm O’Ciosoig for her first album, “I Killed My Best Friend.”

YAN CÉH — What was your childhood ambition?
CHARLOTTE MARIONNEAU — To become an inventor and then a fashion designer. I was obsessed with magazines and used to make loads of drawings. I was a fan of Yohji Yamamoto.

YAN CÉH — What is your fondest memory?
CHARLOTTE MARIONNEAU — Rehearsing and doing gigs with my first band, “Toyns”.

YAN CÉH — What’s the soundtrack of your life?
CHARLOTTE MARIONNEAU — Right now, the…