Drummer, singer, songwriter, front lady, bandleader, ... not many artists have the talent to shine on different levels and with a distinct signature style. Isolde Lasoen has been the queen of her own universe for over a decade, making pop music sound cinematic and letting melancholy sparkle. On her third solo album ‘My Kind of Drama’, she adds a layer of glitter to her sound in ten songs that fuses baroque pop, retro futuristic synths and French touch.
After taking her first steps as a solo artist with EP L’Inconnu (2014) and debut album Cartes Postales (2017), it was sophomore album Oh Dear (2023) that rightfully claimed her spot on the world map of music. Amazing singles like Douce Mélancolie, Bed & Breakfast and title track Oh Dear gathered a lot of air play both in Belgium and abroad (BBC, FIP, KCRW, ...), and the icing on the cake was being included on the compilation album of influential music connoisseur Somewhere Soul.
While Oh Dear enriched Isolde’s sound with influences from vintage soundtrack, psychedelia, French seventies and even prog rock, ‘My Kind of Drama’ gravitates more towards electronica, manifesting her love for French touch: more synths, unexpected chord progressions and a modern, glossy production, all while keeping everything poppy, melancholic, cool and arty. Eclectic chic meets ciné pop.
The whole album is about self-knowledge, diving deeper into your past and taking stock, but of course also about love.
