Gal Musette - Pendulum (2023) Hi-Res

Gal Musette is a singer/songwriter from Southern California whose melody-driven indie-folk songs combine the spirit of French chanson from the early 1900’s with a folk flare, and a touch of modern instrumentation, driving a unique combination of sounds. At age 14, inspired by The Magnetic Fields’ triple album 69 Love Songs, Gal recorded her own collection titled 70 Love Songs, which caught the attention of the band, and won her an opening slot on a few of their Midwestern U.S. tour dates. In more recent years, Gal has opened for several renowned artists such as Macy Gray, Suzanne Vega, Todd Snyder, and Donavon Frankenreiter, and has performed at both NXNE and SXSW festivals over the years. While her artist name is taken from bal-musette, the accordion-based, waltz-style French instrumental music, Gal’s primary inspiration is drawn from songwriters including Joni Mitchell, Regina Spektor, Björk, Cocteau Twins, Nina Simone, Big Thief and Laura Marling.

In October 2021, Gal released her debut album, Backwards Lullaby, featuring a vocal duet with one of her biggest musical inspirations, Rufus Wainwright. The record explores the pangs of hopeless romances and unrequited love, what it’s like to move beyond idealized love into the acceptance of what is real and constant, as well as the cyclical nature of life and love in relationships. In July 2022, Gal released an orchestral EP consisting of three re-imagined cuts from Backwards Lullaby featuring the musicianship of Via Mardot, a talented multi-instrumentalist based in Detroit, Michigan.

Gal released her sophomore album Pendulum October 6th, 2023, a record that explores the swinging and ever changing nature of mental stability, with moments of peace, turbulence, acceptance, hopelessness, abjection, obsession, bravery and weakness. These moments are songs put in opposition to each other and sown together to make for a cathartic experience reflecting the ebbs and flows of the mind.