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1.1 We, Us the Pharaohs1.2 North Pole1.3 Free Again1.4 Lights ; Seasons1.5 Love1.6 La Mesa Motel (Feat. Max Meser)1.7 Good Start1.8 Oysters1.9 Hips1.10 Happening Again1.11 Big Ben (Feat. Evelyn Ida Morris)1.12 Tonight |
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| | Description: | ??I listened to a song that Maxwell sent me and said to myself, ??this guy is incredible, I must work with him??,? says Christophe Vaillant who performs as Le SuperHomard.
His latest record, a collaboration with Australian singer Maxwell Farrington, was born from an instantaneous connection the pair felt when they met during a joint concert at La Boule Noire, on the MaMA Festival in 2019. During Farrington??s sound check, he sang an a capella version of a song by Burt Bacharach. This led to an engaging conversation between the two musicians, who discussed their common passion for Sean O??Hagan, Lee Hazlewood and Scott Walker. ??Well we can all agree that there's no seduction more powerful than common taste in music,? says Farrington. ??Soon after that gig Christophe asked me to write lyrics for him, which I did obligingly. From there I asked him to arrange one of my songs.?
It was clear the two had a lot in common in terms of taste but musically they soon sparked too, sending things back and forth until the sketching of an album emerged. ??I sent off a few demos to Christophe down in the south of France and he just picked out whatever songs he felt were good,? says Farrington. ??Christophe has a saying: There are no bad songs, only bad arrangements; and we only had good songs, so it was smooth sailing.?
The result is a seamless collaboration from two people who share a great musical intuition. Marrying Farrington??s rich baritone croon with Vaillant??s deft yet stirring compositions and you??re left with a record that feels like a lost classic. Whilst those influences, they initially bonded over are clear on the record, it goes beyond being a simple ode to them. As Le SuperHomard - whose 2019 debut album received great critical praise (??A sparkling debut 4 - Mojo) - Vaillant exercised his clear pop chops via dreamy synth grooves and sparkling melodies. Here that craft is equally on display, albeit with a tonal shift towards more orchestral pop, with lush, sweeping strings lifting songs as equally as tender strums of guitar keep them propped up. Combined with Farrington??s endlessly infectious vocals, the pair have landed on something that owes as much to the music??s rich history as it does to contemporary sounds.
The collaboration proved so fruitful that it even superseded their own expectations. ??Unless you're an absolute genius, songs sound way better in your head than when you're done with them,? says Farrington. ??But when you work with someone like Christophe, it might not be what you had in mind, but it'll be better.? With Vaillant adding, ??I am still always surprised by Maxwell??s vocals - he is always better than what I expect.?
Many people have chosen the lockdown to make music that is representative of the strange times we live in, with feelings of isolation and claustrophobia cloaking the tone. Here, the pair have made a buoyant and jubilant record. This is something Vaillant picked up on when reflecting on the record. ??Given the bulk of this album was recorded during an anxiety-inducing pandemic curiously it only reminds me of all the pleasure I had by working on these songs.?
??A Sparkling Debut?? Mojo - ??Convincing Space Ape Pop?? Uncut - Released in early 2019 on the Spanish label Elefant Records, "Meadow Lane Park" was the debut album by Avignon-based Christophe Vaillant* under his new entity, Le SuperHomard. Undoubtedly dreamlike and enchanting, hailed by critics both in France and abroad, dubbed by Paul Weller (the latter invited the group on his entire European tour), the musician laid the groundwork for a new artistic direction. Originally from Brisbane, Maxwell Farrington left Australia in 2013, joining the United Kingdom and then France. After Marseille and Toulouse, he moved to Saint-Brieuc and took part in the formation of Dewaere, a noise quartet bathed in 90s influences. Maxwell's vocals bring a poppier and warmer touch. Christophe and Maxwell met during a joint concert at La Boule Noire, on the MaMA Festival in 2019. During his band's sound check, the Australian performed an a capella version of a song by American composer Burt Bacharach. This lead to an engaging conversation between the two musicians, who discussed their common passion for Lee Hazlewood, Scott Walker or Frank Sinatra, among other elegant myths. We find this elegance again reiterated throughout these compositions, in the orchestral pop, the subtle arrangements, the velvet singing voice. "Once" is a four-handed collaboration. Recording began in February 2020, ending within a short distance of the New Year. "Once" is a journey, both near and far, where everyone will find a safe haven. *Christophe Vaillant (Pony Taylor and The Strawberry Smell) started Le SuperHomard project in 2015 (the name is that of the nightclub in Georges Lautner's movie 'Let's Not Get Angry'). The band has performed more than 50 dates (La Route du Rock, Les Bars en Trans, MaMA, Tinals, Les Dferlantes, Festival Yeah, Great Escape...). A great arranger, Christophe often releases remixes, most recently of a song by Paul Weller.Limited edition of 200 copies. | | | Vinyl: |
Black Vinyl |
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12 |
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TAL119LP |
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