Granville (band)

Not to be confused with Granville (American band).
Granville
OriginCaen, France
GenresPop
Years active2011 (2011)–present
LabelsEast West
MembersMélissa Dubourg
Sofian El Gharrafi
Arthur Allizard

Granville is a French pop band formed in Caen in January 2011 and made up of Mélissa Dubourg (vocals), Sofian El Gharrafi (singer-songwriter, guitar, keyboards), Nathan Bellanger (bass) and Arthur Allizard (drums). Sofian and Nathan, were earlier in the band Chocolate Donuts.[1] The name is a tribute Granville, Manche in Lower Normandy where all members find attachment.[2] They play mostly 1960s-influenced music described by Le Point as a mix of "Anglo-saxon rock-garage music and melodies of French yéyé revisited".[1] Another magazine Les Inrockuptibles called their music "disc pop very precisely American charm that brought a West Coast wind, it is a dozen romantic and naive ballads".[3]

They became popular taking part in many festivals and music events.[4] In 2012, Granville performed at Festival Papillons de nuit and Rock en Seine. Their debut single was "Jersey" that was released on 6 June 2012, a tribute to the island of Jersey near Normandie.[3] Signed to the label East West, owned by Warner Music, they released their debut album Les Voiles on 4 February 2013.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Granville: C'est la session acoustique de la semaine!". Le Point (in French). 22 July 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  2. ^ Igor Hansen-Love (4 February 2013). "Granville: "Notre musique ressemble à du Wes Anderson"". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  3. ^ a b Les In Rocks: Des musiciens font souffler un vent californien sur les côtes normandes. Granville, grand groupe (in French)
  4. ^ Granville : c'est la session acoustique de la semaine !. Le Point. July 22, 2012. (in French)
  5. ^ Le groupe bas-normand Granville sort son premier album "Les voiles". France 3. February 4, 2013. (in French)