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La Chansons is the Atlanta husband and wife, dance pop duo, Greg and Carson Keller.
Greg and Carson grew up in Marietta, Georgia, but did not know each other until they met in 2003. They then found out that their musical tastes had taken similar paths over the years. Greg grew up on Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails and Nirvana while Carson was listening to Nirvana, Hole, and Bikini Kill. Their tastes turned more electronic in their later teen years, as Greg got into Paul Oakenfold and Carson discovered Le Tigre. From then on they each fell in love with dance music in all it's forms, but their teenage musical tastes still seep into their songs and continue to influence them. Now they study perfect pop songs from the 80's, in attempt to create their own pop masterpieces.
La Chansons was created in 2004 when Greg had just graduated from UGA, and his Athens punk band had just split up. Carson was an art student in Atlanta with a life-long fantasy of being in a band. Greg wanted to start a new music project and noticed Carson's artistic talent. In the beginning, La Chansons was comprised of Greg's songs and Carson's accompanying low-fi music videos. As their relationship grew, La Chansons became more of an equal collaboration. Now Greg writes the music, and Carson writes the lyrics and sings. In their relationship they are able to pass ideas back and forth freely, and in doing so they make each other's music and art better.
They took their name from an old French children's book found at Carson's parents' house. While their sound has progressed since their inception in 2004, their name, "chansons", meaning songs, still applies. Their focus has always been on writing songs that are catchy, well-crafted, and from the heart. As for the "La" in La Chansons, they still don't know if it's correct or not, but they don't really care. They like how it sounds, and it reminds them of singing. La la la la la!
Hot on the heels of La Chanson's debut "Love Love Love All Day" is "King And Queen Of The Dance Floor". With ten new tracks of catchy fun La Chansons keep the party going.
"X Marks the Spot" is the perfect warm up for the dance party which then starts with "Workout Love" bringing back the 80's. "Cinderella Tonight" keeps you moving while "Sparklin'" gives you a chance to catch your breath.
The seductive "Beauty Queen" relives your imaginary beauty pageant and "You Put The Moves In Me" raises the excitement level. "Totally Beachin'" makes one live for the sunny days while "Leotard Stories" seduces everyone.
"Mall Magic" turns back time to when one was fourteen losing oneself in the mall and "Candy Bar Man" is the perfect delicious ending.
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