Up on the roof with Aloïse Sauvage

Coronavirus confinement means artists having to find new ways to present themselves, so respect to Aloïse Sauvage for taking to the rooftop for a special video for Mega Down.

Locked down in a house with friends, she was determined to make a video for one of the tracks on her Dévorantes debut album using the means she had at hand - a drone and the house she was staying in.

A visit to the rooftop at sundown and some gravity-defying moves later it makes for an engaging clip, and one that's a little different from the usual home studio/playing at home videos that have emerged in the light of the pandemic.

Well, I suppose parkour was invented in France and health and safety issues are no hindrance to the bold Aloïse.

Fortunately, she's got good footwear, a pretty photogenic building under her feet and a nice location. The roof looks in good nick too, perhaps she removed some moss and cleared the gutters while she was up there.

Previously established as an actress, she's appeared in amongst other films 120 battements par minute, she released her debut EP Jimy in 2019 ahead of Dévorantes. Her performance of  À l'horizontale at this year's Les Victoires de la Musique televised award ceremony was a highlight of the event and an unforgettable introduction to her work for a huge audience across France.

Many of her scheduled live dates have fallen due to lockdown in France but she's goy=t some scheduled for later in the year which may yet happen.