- ACWL
ACWL is a
French rock group with pop/goth, metal and new wave influences.Members
* Céline : bass, vocals ;
* Patrick : drums ;
* Jean : guitar, vocals, keyboards, programming, sitar.David, the ex-drummer, quit the group in
2001 after the release of their eponymous album.Debut
The group was born in
Paris in1995 . They recorded their first self-produced album in bad conditions.They later signed with M10 and released an eponymous album in
September 2001 in which they decided to particularly concentrate on the voice of Céline.MCM, the record label, showed the video "À l'absent" which placed the "Acwliens" into the French rock spotlight.
The group have performed at numerous French venues. They played at
Printemps de Bourges and atLa Maroquinerie , and as support on the tour ofNicola Sirkis , the singer ofIndochine , for the first part of his concert at Bercy on date|3|June|2003."Une vie plus tard"
On date|2|May|2005 their second album "Une Vie plus tard" was released on Active Entertainment/Pias.
It was more melancholic than their first album, and the group used some important effects. The key tracks are "Embrasse-moi" and "Les Amants du paradis", as well as "Quand viendre l'heure", a duet with Nicola Sirkis, the second "single" released from the album.
The "singles" "Embrasse-moi" and "Quand viendre l'heure" received regular radio airplay, at the same time as the videos were regularly played on music
television channels, and the group began to become known. They placed fourth in the "l'Indé 30" of Mouv' in2005 .The release of their third album, as yet unnamed, is planned for beginning of
2008 .Discography
*"ACWL" (2001)
*"Une vie plus tard" (2005)External links
* [http://www.acwl.net/ Official site]
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