French Possession: News

French Possession will release their first single in June 2007. As previously promised, it will be a Triple A-side, comprising the following tracks:

1 Nothing else applies
2 The Courtneys of Ballantry
3 Ginny

Recording will be completed at the end of April with the final mix and mastering in May. It will retail at the ridiculously low price of £1.99 in the UK ($3.99 in the US).

More soon ...

In order to check that our new stuff is still ok, we submitted our last 2 tracks - 'The Courtneys of Ballantry' and 'Ginny' - to the Internationally renowned Singer / Songwriter Awards. BOTH tracks received an honourable mention, with the following explanation:

Artists with Honourable Mentions are those that the judges could not agree on and, therefore, had to be listened to several times and submitted for multiple listening pools. We award you with an Honourable Mention because, ultimately, your submission was very strong.

We should have won, of course, but it's still nice to be appreciated :-).

Resident is booked again at the end of April to record our first muder mystery epic, 'Nothing else applies'. Remember ... it's your life; turn it round. (I worry about myself sometimes.)

Hopefully, if there's time, we will finally finish 'Ginny', which, despite its current level of incompleteness, is receiving a great deal of positive feedback from those who have heard it.

Here we go 2,3,4 ... for your delectation and delight, pop over to the Music section and listen to the first mix of The Courtneys of Ballantry. Also, you will find a much more soulful version of Ginny - mainly due it being sung by a proper singer for a change.

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PROGRAM : World Indie Top 40 Countdown
WEEK : 4
01. "a better place" - anthony nieves
02. "monster surf party" - the barbarellatones
03. "wear and tear" - french possession

French Possession have booked Resident for some more recording in February. They hope to finish work on 'Ginny' and begin work on 2 brand new tunes: 'That Song' and 'The Courtneys of Ballantry', which thus far is a strong contender for title track of Album #2.

Yes, FP once again rule the Australian Charts, leaping to #7 in Ison Live Radio's World Indie Top 40 with "Wear and tear". This follows previous 2006 successes for "Frail Beauty" (#12) and "Roch Valley High" (#2).
Oh ... almost forgot: HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Matchbox Recordings have placed an ad in this week's NME to promote their "Big Indie Comeback" album. They have singled out French Possession as an example of the work they do:
'English band, French Possession has been making quite a name for themselves with their debut album, “Foil For A Girl in a Posh Frock.” ... "Roch Valley High" is an infectious pop song with great melodies and hooks…' Check it out - Page 39!

Progress is slowly being made at Resident. We've finished one and started another! Hear both in their current state over in the 'Music Samples' section ...

As mentioned before, we're on track 13 (not bad out of 60!) Buy or listen to it here:

http://cdbaby.com/cd/bigindievol2

It's not quite finished, but you can hear it in the 'Music Samples' section. We're hoping to finish it next Monday when Briony turns up ...

French Possession will make their first trip to the studios for several months on Monday October 23rd. They will be recording 'Something new', which is indeed an unfeasibly appropriate title, all things considered. The song will be featured in the 'Music' section as soon as it's finished. The other 2 tracks, 'Ginny' and 'Takeaway', will be recorded in November.

'Wear and tear' has been selected as Top Twenty Finalist Winner in the UniSong International Songwriting Competition (Rock/Alternative section). Steve Jones (who wrote the song) refused to get carried away - so the men in white coats will make a further attempt next week ...

'Roch Valley High' is featured on 'The Big Indie Comeback Volume 2', released by Matchbox Recordings on 30 October 2006. It will be available for purchase on CD Baby, Amazon, Super D, Best Buy and many digital sites. See 'Images' section for view of cover.

In an attempt to bring unfeasible value for money to the general public, French Possession are to record a Triple A-sided single at Resident in October. Songs to be featured are 'Takeaway', 'Ginny' & 'Something New'.
If successful, these songs will be merged into a special 15-track edition of 'Foil', to be released in the New Year. We're very excited about these tunes. More details soon ....

In its second week in charts, 'Roch Valley High' has gone up one place to No 2 in the ILR World Indie Chart, based on audience feedback. www.isonliveradio.com

ILR Radio in Australia place 'Roch Valley High' at number 3 in their World Indie Chart this week (based on listener feedback).
www.isonliveradio.com

'There's no clunkers here, just a highly commendable debut.'

http://the-rocker.freeservers.com/may2006/ultimate.html

"Foil for a girl in a posh frock" has been selected for the Musselman Triathlon CD, finishing 6th of the 25 finalists.

The Musselman Triathlon Compilation CD ...Vote here:
http:/www.sonicbids.com/voting/default.asp?poll_id=93

Steve Jones has the honour of selecting and commenting on the Philip Larkin Society Poem of the Month for May 2006. His choice of 'Aubade' was not the easiest to make from such a stunning body of work, but its power proved too great to resist. The 'Aubade' references in 'Wear and tear' randomly occur as if the protagonist is haunted by the poem . As if ...
http://www.philiplarkin.com/poems/200605.htm

Yet another outlet ... and such a review ('Undeniable musical artistry') !!!
Check it out here:
http://legacy.earbuzz.com/frenchpossession

79p / 99c a track - bargain!
Click - Buy "Foil" - for options ...

You can now buy 'Foil for a girl in a posh frock' by French Possession on CD Baby. Go here:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/frenchpossession

Even before release, a track from "Foil for a girl in a posh frock" has been selected for Intellective Records' "Unbelievably Unsigned: Volume 2" compilation!

"Wear and tear" appears on track 7 of this very impressive gathering of independent artists.

"Unbelievably Unsigned: Volume 2" will be sent out as a bonus CD with "Foil" for a limited period. More details soon ....

www.intellectiverecords.com