L'Emprise

Strings that catch us from the first seconds and already, the grip is total. Then his voice, high pitched, a few seconds later, and his words, more sacred than ever. Here we are embarked on a symphonic journey, in the choir of a Gothic cathedral where the heart of the 61-year-old artist has been reborn in our ears for nearly forty years. What immediately distinguishes “L’Emprise” from the previous albums of the icon of French song, is the coherence, the harmony of this album. The singer has nevertheless called on four different collaborations: Woodkid signs seven titles (the marriage of their two universes hits the mark), her faithful friend Moby composed the two most dynamic songs for her (including the perfect remedy for melancholy “Reignite the stars”), Archive and finally the group Aaron, with the UFO “Rayon vert” which has found it’s place, electro comma in an album strewn with lyrical ballads (one thinks of the masterful “Que l’aube est belle”).