Selveya (formerly known as Chloe et Les Vaillantes) is the powerful combination of various folk traditions, embodied by atypical instruments and Chloe Levaillant's unique voice, joining forces to speak about the darkness as well as the beauty of human experience.
The four musicians formed this French-Swiss indiefolk band in the summer of 2021 in Bern, Switzerland. They create a unique sound at the crossroads of indie folk, chanson, pop and Swiss and Celtic traditions — music that is as poetic as it is political.
Their instrumentation – guitar, violin, Hackbrett, double bass, and rich vocal harmonies – evokes the spirit of old Emmental (Swiss) folk ensembles while unfolding into cinematic soundscapes. The result is music that feels both intimate and epic, weaving strength and sensitivity into a sound that is rhythmically driving and emotionally charged.
Enter Cherry's eclectic, wild soundscape; a fusion of guitar and flute from the Canterbury duo which harnesses all the sincerity of folk-music, with flavours of psychedelia and funk. What began life as the solo song-writing project of Neil Sullivan (Lapis Lazuli, Wheels), evolved into a musical partnership when his girlfriend, Skye, began accompanying him on flute and vocals. It's this musical conversation, this ebb and flow and sense of playfulness, that imbues Cherry's sound with untamed magic. They blend the intricate guitar picking and introspective lyricism of Nick Drake, with the technicolour vibrancy of a Love album, combined with the vocal texture reminiscent of R.E.M. From the rousing flow of 'Oh Why' to the atmospheric mysticism of 'Red Flag', Cherry lays out a complex, evolving patchwork of nuance and emotion, which holds a mirror to life's chaotic mix of fragments and experience; from growing up and relationships, to social issues, through to finding community and connection to landscape.
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