Aline
Aline is a French pop-rock band that formed in 2009 under the name Young Michelin. The band had to change their name after the tire company Michelin demanded the change.
Originally, the band was made of five musicians based in Marseille: lead singer and rhythm guitarist Romain Guerret, lead guitarist Arnaud Pilard, bass player Romain Leiris, drummer Vincent Pedretti, and keyboard player Laurent Maudoux. When Maudoux left in 2011, he was not replaced, making the band a four-member group.
Prior to Young Michelin, Romain Guerret had another music project named Dondolo and had released two albums: Dondolisme in 2007 and Une vie de plaisir dans un monde nouveau, whose release was postponed to 2010.
By 2009, Guerret had started the Young Michelin project, which had a number of releases and found great reception. In 2009, their first digital single as Young Michelin ("Je suis fatigué" / "Les Copains") earned them the top award at "CQFD: Ceux qu'il faut découvrir" organized by Les Inrockuptibles. They also released a vinyl EP in 2010 consisting of 4 songs ("Je suis fatigué" / "Elle m'oubliera" / "Obscène" / "Teen Whistle") on the La Bulle Sonore label.
In 2011, they released a split EP jointly with Pop at Summer under the title Elle et moi. In 2012, they released another vinyl EP of their own containing 4 songs ("Je bois et puis je danse" / "Hélas" / "Deux hirondelles" / "Je bois et puis je danse (Gambit Mix)"). This latter release was their first as Aline, the ban's new adopted name.
Aline's debut album, Regarde le ciel, was released in January 2013 on IDOL/PIAS France label. The album was produced by Jean-Louis Piérot (ex-member of Les Valentins) and recorded and mixed by Philippe Balzé. Laurent Maudoux did not take part in the album, citing "personal reasons". Although the leaving keyboardist was not permanently replaced, Jérémy Monteiro participated in live shows.
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