17 August 2024

Artist: BLACK VIIOLET
Who: The moniker of the new solo project of Nicole Laurenne, the
flamboyant daredevil/voice of American garage rockers The Darts.

EP: KILL ME NOW

Press info: “Nicole‘s love for torch songs, which she weaves over triphop beats,
slinky upright bass lines, rhodes piano riffs, and a full horn section. The project is
off to a surprisingly strong start. She wrote, arranged, and produced every note.

Gigs in France in September

TUTV: Do you know the classic 1942 movie Casablanca featuring legendary
star actors Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, where ladykiller Bogart is
the owner of a fancy nightclub and meets his drop-dead gorgeous ex-lover
(Bergman) again.

If so, imagine that sort of old time nightclub, with its jazzy, glamorous and smoky atmosphere and with its crooners playing love songs on piano, backed by a smooth
little orchestra. Well, that’s what came to my mind when I listen to Black Viiolet‘s EP
with its four sultry, seducing candlelight melodies. Her sexy, near whispering voice
and her sensual film noir appearance fit the mood just perfectly well.

Laurenne wouldn’t be out of place in David Lynch‘s
dark movie Blue Velvet or on a Sade record.

Dim the light, sit down, relax
and let your fantasy do its thing.

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