THE FRENCH SEMESTER

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The Large Bouquet

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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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The Large Bouquet
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Winter Song
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Remembering Right Now
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Backwards Rolling
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What's in the Bag
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General Info

Genre: Folk / Indie / Shoegaze
Location Los Angeles, California, US
Profile Views: 163674
Last Login: 12/12/2010
Member Since 4/18/2007
Website www.thefrenchsemester.com
Record Label Beyond Your Mind/Cargo
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.. ........ .. .. .. .. .. .................. .... .. .... ". . . indie rogue . . ."........The French Semester is a five gun salute to the foreign and the familiar. Five friends from LA bonded by an insistence on analog grooves and live instrumentation for a new musical pop-art thats always changing. Raised on the baroque of late 60's folk acts like the Left Banke, macabre 80's dreampop of the Rain Parade, and the DIY 90's esprit de corps of Guided By Voices, the band has been hailed for charting its own path amid a flood of garage, alt-country, and synth-rock repeaters. At the core is an almost obsessive songcraft with a heavy premium on lyrical impressionism: "we all are passerbys, thinking we all are bastards/ born in a village, faces with the city lights in them." The songs tell of dusty Third World goodbyes, and sanctuary in the human and urban landscapes of Europe and America. Forged from diverse experience in homelands afield such as Vietnam, India, and the Phillipines, the various members embrace and deliver their message like carrier pigeons sent to remind you that 'we're not so different all of us'. All the while, burying the hook in a smooth, ear-pleasing live set that usually ends in a flurry of dancing bodies. The French Semester is Riaz Tejani, Gil Disloquez, Charles Maxey, Elaine Bagorio, and Russ Quintana. They recently toured France and Spain, and will be supporting the release of the 'Forces Afield' E.P through December and January. For inquiries please contact pianomanagement@live.com . .... ..- Lorenzo P. .... ......See above for live shows near you and click .. HERE.. for general band reviews and updates..... .. ................
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Influences
Syd Barrett, Guided By Voices, the Byrds, The Zombies, Rain Parade, Peter Tosh, Big Star, Daniel Johnston, the Who, Love, Ride, the Sebadoh, Neutral Milk Hotel, the Hollies, the Buffalo Springfield, the Olivia Tremor Control, the Smiths, Indienella, the Monkees, the Clash, the Stone Poneys, Wilco, the Specials, Built to Spill, Miles Davis, Pavement, Tobin Sprout, the Small Faces, the Cure, Slowdive, the Flaming Lips.... .................... .. NOW AVAILABLE: the NEW E.P. "..FORCES AFIELD.." .... featuring: .. 1. A Shoutout to the Underside.. 2. What's in the Bag.. 3. The Large Bouquet.. 4. The Greater Good.. 5. Go to a Window.. $5.00 US + shipping.. .... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .................... ..
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........KROQ REQUESTS FOR THE FRENCH SEMESTER: CLICK HERE........ ....CONTACTS:...... ..Management: ..pianomanagement@live.com.. ..Band: .. thefrenchsemester@hotmail.com .. .. "...the French Semester’s sound is an encyclopedic survey of the past 40 years of intelligent and driving rock/pop." ......-Web in Front, ..Jan 2010....... "... a charmingly genuine piece of work ..." ......-Filter, ..Jan 2010....... "...charming and catchy..." ......-Magnet, ..Jan 2010....... ". . .bringing shoegaze to the next level . . ."......-Flavorpill,.. Jan 2010....... "...well-written melodies with honest lyrics and good friends who are having a blast making some pretty dang good art. . ."......-LA Times,.. Dec 2009....... " ...charming shoegaze pop that's really worth your attention..."......-Radio Free Silver Lake, ..Oct 2009....... "...an honest, simple-complicated, yet modern-classic acoustic rock sound that they have and own..."......-LA Nightimer.., Oct 2009....... "...relaxed, Zombies-styled . . . ear-charming sugar rush of jangle-popped guitar rock." ......-Web In Front.., Oct 2009....... ". . .‘60s influences through an ‘80s filter. . . subtle, barely amplified indie pop with medium to slow paced, mellow melodies that roll gently on. . . well crafted and appealing. . ."......-Shindig! Magazine.., June 2009. ...... ". . . one of LA's better musical assets . . ." ......-ISGOODMUSIC.., June 14, 2009. ...... ". . .perfect '60's style pop psychedelia"......-Radio Free Silver Lake, .. June 8, 2009....... ". . .the quintet dispatched a magical performance . . . One of those evenings to which it is difficult not to give a 10 , and which makes you leave with the desire to do it again soon." ....-..Pop Muzik.. April 24, 2009....... ". . . the best new discovery at the International Pop Overthrow . . ." ......- Anti-Snob .., April 17, 2009...... "A sweet and smile-inducing blend of Guided By Voices’ ragged melodic charm with the hushed pop wits of the third Velvet Underground record. . . "......-Web in Front.., April 1, 2009...... "[The East Man] Another breezy jangle-pop tune that we've become hopelessly smitten with."......-Sensory Overload.., March 21, 2009...... ". . .absolutely gorgeous . . . In a world of indie by numbers, and where people feel that mining 1982 is the closest we can get to innovation in 2009, the French Semester might seem to be out there on their own. They’re not. They’re leading the pack, kickstarting the assault. . ." ......-17 Seconds.., March. 17, 2009.. .... ". . .una de las grandes sorpresas que nos ha dado el indie rock americano en los últimos meses." ....-..H Magazine.. March 16, 2009...... "Vous qui avez aimé Brighten the Corners (Pavement) ou Penthouse (Luna), arrachez vous un poumon plutôt que de manquer ce disque!."......-C'est Entendu.. Feb 8, 2009...... ......READ MORE........ .... .... .. .. Buy online: ..US:.... .............. .......... .... .. .............. ....EUROPE:............ .......... ....