Mélanie Pain – Dreamloop
French artist Mélanie Pain—the unmistakable voice of acclaimed indie-pop collective Nouvelle Vague—returns with “Dreamloop”, a luminous yet haunting single from her forthcoming solo album How and Why, due November 2025 on Kwaidan Records.
“Dreamloop” encapsulates Mélanie Pain’s delicate mastery of emotional contrast: shimmering pop melodies interlaced with darker lyrical undertones. Beneath its radiant sound lies an intimate reflection on looping mental states and the quiet despair of watching someone you love drift deeper into their own spiral.
In the vein of Stereolab, Broadcast, and The Velvet Underground, “Dreamloop” exudes a deceptively breezy, retro-futurist pop sensibility—where hypnotic percussion and warm folk textures meet psychedelic atmospheres. Recorded live in studio with her band — Raphaël Chassin (drums), Oliver Smith (bass), Jérôme Plasseraud (guitar, mellotron), and Alexis Anérilles (piano) — the song captures the spontaneity and intimacy of musicians creating in the moment. Pain’s signature voice—soft, precise, and deeply emotive—carries a kind of quiet incantation, guiding the listener through darkness toward the light.
“Dreamloop is a refuge-song,” Mélanie explains. “It’s a spell to navigate the night — a delicate exploration of depression and the mental states that confine us.”
EU/UK TOUR DATES
2025
26/09 – Jolly Joker, Ankara (TR)* opening for Nouvelle Vague
27/09 – JJ Arena, Istanbul (TR)* opening for Nouvelle Vague
08/10 – Zenith, Paris (FR)* opening for Morcheeba
12/11 – Metronome, Nottingham (UK)* opening for Nouvelle Vague
24/11 – Digital, Newcastle (UK)* opening for Nouvelle Vague
26/11 – Chalk, Brighton (UK)* opening for Nouvelle Vague
27/11 – Koko, London (UK)* opening for Nouvelle Vague
28/11 – The Tivoli Theater, Wimborne (UK)* opening for Nouvelle Vague
29/11 – Tramshed, Cardiff (UK)* opening for Nouvelle Vague
2026
21/01 – Botanique, Bruxelles (BE)
28/01 – Café de la Danse, Paris (FR)
11/02 – Ropetackle, Shoreham-by-Sea (Brighton, UK)
12/02 – The Brook, Southampton (UK)
13/02 – The Piper, Hastings (UK)
14/02 – Blakehay Theatre, Weston-super-Mare (Bristol, UK)
15/02 – Hootananny, London (UK)
17/02 – Nochtspeicher, Hamburg (DE)
18/02 – Quasimodo, Berlin (DE)
19/02 – Ampere, München (DE)
21/02 – StadtGarden Jaki Club, Köln (DE)
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