B-Side Guys

Cyrielle Formaz has been building Meimuna since 2016 out of a deliberate tension: Anglo-Saxon folk structures carrying French lyrics, two traditions that don’t quite share the same emotional grammar. “le bon choix” (the right choice) sits comfortably in that friction, and the title’s quiet confidence turns out to be the whole song’s posture.

The track lands somewhere between dream pop and French chanson without fully committing to either, which is Meimuna’s established territory. Formaz has taken her project from Switzerland to China, Canada, and Eastern Europe, and that kind of reach makes more sense when you hear how the music operates: rooted enough to feel intimate, open enough to translate across contexts. “le bon choix” demonstrates that balance without working particularly hard to prove it.

What’s notable is the restraint. The production keeps space around Formaz’s voice rather than filling it, a choice that places the full weight of the song on the melodic instinct that’s made her one of the more distinctive voices in the Swiss and European indie scene. The chill mood isn’t passive. It’s a specific kind of stillness that requires something from the listener, a willingness to slow down and meet the song where it lives.

Formaz has always been as interested in the sound of words as their meaning, and “le bon choix” reflects that. The title promises clarity. The song delivers it without explaining itself, which is the harder trick to pull off.