French pop group YELLE has a developed a reputation for upbeat shows, wacky costumes and edgy lyrics. Their lead singer, Yelle, is petite and playful on stage, hopping and bouncing around with an energy that encourages her audience to do the same. When YELLE announced a tour for their new album, Safari Disco Club, it was no surprise that the Chicago stop sold out, and the crowd in attendance was cheerful and boozey when she and her band took the stage at Bottom Lounge this weekend. Everyone present immediately started dancing from the opening lines of “Je veux te voir,” ready to match Yelle fist pump for fist pump and jump for jump and scream what lyrics they knew. The dancing didn’t stop until the lights came on. more ›

We're hanging out near the back of the alphabet as we discuss new albums by two bands, Yuck and Yelle, playing in town over the next few days. One loves noise and the other loves beats but at their base we think they both love pop. Let's give these records a spin and talk about 'em! more ›

If you're not familiar with Yelle -- despite our attempts to introduce you to her -- let's remedy that post haste with this video combining two of her songs from her forthcoming Safari Disco Club into a mini-epic. Are you ready to dance? Ready. Steady. GO! more ›

If y'all had any idea what she was singing, you'd totally be blushing. Only NSFW if you're entire office speaks French ... otherwise CRANK IT UP! more ›

Tuesday night's show at Logan Square Auditorium was like a junior high hipster sock hop infiltrated and humped to within an inch of its life by the glowstick toting rave nation. Girls and their boytoys pogoed in unison -- with uniformly plastered smiles upon their sweat drenched mugs -- to the sugary sweet beats and NSFW come-ons chirped by French pop chanteuse Yelle. We would define the room's mood as exuberant bordering on noo-kyoo-ler. In short; it was pretty awesome. more ›

A friend of our described Yelle's show a bit ago in New York as "a bunch of kids jumping up and down with their hands in the air for an hour." They were pretty spot on with that image. more ›