Veilleuses, Blue Mango & Mélys

**Veilleuses, Blue Mango & Mélys**

Veilleuses is a form of DIY transcendental rock: grooves dripping from drumheads and human skin, French songs with enigmatic lyrics, and traditional instruments repurposed amidst feedback and sunflowers. Emerging from the shadows, the music of Veilleuses invites everyone to contemplation. It is a drama-delic ritual where we exalt our deepest feelings, the bizarre, the sacred nature of relationships, and the mysticism of the mundane. Ultimately, everything revolves around that small light—that \*veilleuse\*—around which we gather to share stories of metamorphosis, love, and moments of illumination.

Blue Mango was born in Hong Kong in 2013. Bonding over their common love for songwriting they started writing songs in parks and little flats around the city. They both migrated back to Europe in 2016. One in Paris the other in London meeting in the two cities to make music.

Their music is a collision of influences : the rawness of early 2000s indie interwoven with the lyrical depth of their songwriting heroes like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. Their sound walks the line between nostalgic and futuristic: classical guitars meet shimmering synths, atmospheric backing vocals swirl around brass and string arrangements, and at the center of it all is a devotion to the craft of songwriting.

Mélys :

Melodies of mirages; music of bodies and shipwrecks.

After her first EP ‘Agua’ which was more organic and acoustic, Mélys For Once's second EP, is tinged with indie-folk tones, sometimes even leaning towards rock. Navigating between English and Spanish, her soft, husky voice takes us to those precious moments when the mind wanders and is carried away by melancholy.

Mélys describes her music as 'floral folk'. Drawing inspiration from the sensations of the natural world, she creates an evocative auditory experience that resonates with the soul.