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Mina Tindle

Pauline de Lassus Saint-Geniès (born 9 April 1983 in Paris), better known by her stage name Mina Tindle, is a French folk and new wave singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She released her debut EP with Sauvage Records,[1] and in March 2012 released her debut album Taranta on Believe Recordings.[2][3]

De Lassus was born in Paris and has family that reside in Spain. Among her ancestors is French composer Charles Gounod[4]. She lived in Brooklyn where she played with the band The Limes before returning to Paris to pursue her career as a solo artist.[5] She is married to The National member Bryce Dessner and has provided vocals on several of their albums since 2007.[6] [7] Dessner co-produced her second album, Parades, in 2014[8]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak
position
FRA
[9]
2012 Taranta 128
2014 Parades 156
2020 Sister

Singles

Year Single Peak
position 		Album
FRA
[9]
2012 "To Carry Many Small Things" 128 Taranta
2013 "Henry" 132
2014 "I Command" — Parades

References

  1. ^ Review: Mina Tindle, Mezzic
  2. ^ Believe Recordings UK
  3. ^ Mina Tindle, 'Taranta', The Independent
  4. ^ Mina Tindle : "La musique est une façon de pouvoir régler ses comptes avec soi-même" France Musique, 2021-12-15
  5. ^ "Biography |". Archived from the original on 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  6. ^ The Sad Dads of the National Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, April 28, 2023
  7. ^ Ouest-France (2017-09-08). "The National, le grand groupe américain que vous ne connaissez pas". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  8. ^ MINA TINDLE Q&A: ‘I WAS ALWAYS A BIG FAN OF THE NATIONAL’ Fame Magazine, 17 September 2014
  9. ^ a b LesCharts.com Mina Tindle discography