Sweet Love by Annie Goodchild's Melou from the album "Communication"

Sweet Love

The single "Oh Sails" of the new EP "Skylark", by Melou 
Annie Goodchild 

Oh Sails

Lost a man, song from the album Battery Park (2009), released under "Whatabout music" of producer Dave Bianchi. 

Lost A Man

"Paint me a picture" from the album "Communication"
Performed by Melou
Written by Annie Goodchild & Maarten Swaan

Paint Me A Picture

"Blue" from the album "Communication"
Performed by Melou
Written by Annie Goodchild & Maarten Swaan

Blue

"Let go" from the album "Battery Park"
Performed by Melou
Written by Annie Goodchild & Maarten Swaan

Let Go

"Maxwell's Dub Hammer" from the album "Battery Park"
Performed by Melou
Written by Annie Goodchild & Max Comaskey

Maxwell's Dub Hammer

"I'll cut your hands off" from the album "Battery Park"
Performed by Melou
Written by Annie Goodchild & Maarten Swaan

I'll Cut Your Hands Off

One of the never officially released tracks by Melou; "Merry go round".  
Written by Annie Goodchild

MARY GO ROUND 4 4 JAN 24

Melou is an eclectic group of musicians fronted by the illustrious voice of Annie Goodhild. Hailing from both, Boston, MA and Utrecht, Holland, Melou has toured frequently throughout Europe and the east coast of the USA. Coming from many different musical backgrounds each member of the band brings in their own style to a large melting pot of song and dance. In the world we live in today where many cultures and musical genres are so easily accessible it seems only right to try and reach out to all of them and explore the freedom in each style.

There is something for everyone in Melou. Their influences include everything from Nina Simone, Django, Janis Joplin, and Fela Kuti to Bjork, Parliament, The Ventures and Bob Marley. There is no style that Melou is afraid to explore and wherever they go they bring the audience with them.

Melou was founded in Guatemala in a tequila bar called Cafe No Se. It was in this bar that front woman Annie Goodchild and guitarist Maarten Reijnierse first met. After many fun nights of playing music and getting to know one another Maarten decided to come back to Boston to pursue a musical career with Annie. After building a name for themselves they were invited to record an album in Barcelona with their good friend and producer Dave Bianchi. Once Goodchild and Reijnierse finished recording their debut album, "Communication" they returned to Boston to play shows and solidify their rhythm section of Max Comaskey on bass and Jim Lavin on drums. While in Boston, the band earned the support of local radio station WERS, which said about Communication:

"It's difficult to epitomize a sound so far-reaching, a style that has spanned various regions of the globe, and experience from orchestras to traditional South American bands, but Melou manages to bring all of this together delicately and gracefully, to communicate, if you will, all of this experience into a sound that is truly their own. Something this unique and this special is simply invaluable."

After a long and winding road with 40 some-odd shows during the summer of 2007, which brought them through Holland, Germany, Belgium, and England, the band returned to Barcelona in the fall with 12 new songs and a desire to create. Teaming up once again with producer Dave Bianchi at the Emergency Room studios, the group set out to take their unique sound even further for their second album. This time there was a different theme, as the title Battery Park would suggest, "Organic vs. Electronic."

Featuring a lineup of all-star musicians from around the world who currently reside in Barcelona, Melou once again tastefully created a blend that showcases the band's talent, and brings Goodchild's vocals to a new level. Maybe that's why URB Magazine compared her to Amy Winehouse and Lauryn Hill...

After 3 years of silence, last summer Melou released their new EP "Skylark", with 4 new songs on it, again produced by the fabulous Mr Dave Bianchi. 

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