Pollyanna is a French indie-folk project lead by Isabelle Casier. Her honest songwriting and her heart-warming voice has led her to many different places all across the western hemisphere. She shared the bill with riot grrrls stars (Sleater Kinney), sophisticated indie pop (Wilco), French chanson (Françoiz Breut), rootsy folksters in Tennessee and shanty choirs in Germany. A curiosity and taste for friendliness that is noticeable whether she plays solo or lines up a full band. Despite a natural flair for minor chords, Isabelle’s cheerful presence, eclectic taste and experiences as an outsider (in Europe and the Americas) open up her musical field to all things pop, rock, folk and folklores. A fair collection of ballads that often sound like pure classics.
Discography:
Man Time (2022, Acoustic Kitty / Kuroneko) > Listen here
Polly & the Fine Feathers (2020, Solaris Empire)
The Mainland (2016, Solaris Empire)
Press Quotes:
# A beautiful and compelling honesty, and a subtlety rarely found in these hectic and transient days. BBC Introducing, Bristol, UK
# A Neko Case with a european flair. Jezebel Music, USA
# Anyone who can write a song like this deserves to be heard. BlogCritics, USA
# Eine Elegie aus Indierock, Lo-Fi Folk und Theatermusik. Rolling stone, Germany
# Folkloristische Kammermusik. Isabelle Casier ist offensichtlich eine Person voller persönlicher Widersprüche, die sie durch ihr grosses musikalisches Können in Songs von grosserAussagekraft umzuwandeln vermag. Folker, Germany
# Pollyanna fait figure d’exception culturelle. Etienne Greib, Magic, FR)
# Une détermination éclectique tout en douceur.
Rock and Folk, FR
# Une chanteuse d’envergure. Longueur d’Ondes, FR