Singer-songwriter Rosie Valland unveils the new music video for “La Plage,” off her latest album BLUE. It comes after first single "Chaos". “The video is a short film inspired by the ‘found footage’ genre. It tells the story of two strangers who are connected visually, as the fantasy world of ‘La Plage’ inspires the one who is stuck in the present,” explains director Julie Roy.
« La chanteuse place sa voix comme dans un mouvement de vagues, un phrasé qui ne découple pas toujours nettement les mots, joue avec l'accentuation de certaines syllables, en retient d'autres. Sans que cela vire au maniérisme grâce à sa chaleur vocale. » – Le Monde
Music Video Rosie Valland - La Plage (Vidéoclip Officiel) - YouTube
Valland shares the creative process of the song, which she coproduced with her accomplice Jesse Mac Cormack. “By completely redoing the lead guitar, Jesse came up with this riff that reminds of Celine Dion’s ‘D’eux’ or ‘S’il suffisait d’aimer.’ So we used that reference to colour the subsequent arrangements.”
A year after its release in Quebec, the album BLUE, which was critically acclaimed—“A solid album of profound, catchy, sophisticated pop. Flawless.” (ICI Musique), “[…] BLUE’s refined melodic pop exudes serenity and tenderness, without ever becoming cloying.” (La Presse), to quote only a few reviews — the opus is arriving in France, Switzerland and Belgium, where it is already being praised. “[…] the emboldened singer-songwriter delivers foolproof tunes, sharing an almost instantly moving repertoire featuring undeniably catchy melodies (Chaos, Sinon, Blue, Du même sang) and powerful lyrics, which effortlessly convey a touching, dazzling message,” says Francofans, while Le Monde enthuses: “The singer’s voice moves like waves, with distinctive phrasing where some syllables are stressed while others are hushed. But mannerism is avoided thanks to the warmth of her singing."