La Grande Sophie had a couple years under her belt playing live on Parisian stages before her 1997 debut La Grande Sophie S'agrandit. In the efforts that followed, she gradually exposed her musical alter egos: the fiery female rocker and vulnerable chanteuse—and avid fan of The Beatles. Her do-it-yourself whimsy soon gave way to a layered maturity, expressed in inspired arrangements blending double bass and analogue synths. At the crossroads of history and 21st century rock, 2015's Nos Histoires opens a dialogue between electric guitar and eloquent piano saluting Russian virtuoso Maria Yudina.