Blitz (Étienne Daho album)
| Blitz | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | November 17, 2017 |
| Label | Capitol Records |
| Producer | Etienne Daho, Fabien Waltmann, Jade Vincent, Jean-Louis Piérot, Keefus Ciancia |
Blitz is the 11th studio album of French singer Étienne Daho, released on November 17, 2017.
Background
The psychedelically inspired album was written and recorded in London, with the "Blitz" of the title referring the city's climate after the Brexit vote and terrorist attacks.[1] In addition to loing-time collaborators Fabien Waltmann and Jean-Louis Piérot, Daho recorded with the musicians from Unloved (composer/producers David Holmes and Keefus Ciancia and singer Jade Vincent), who he met on the release of their first album.
Themes
The album's touchpoints are both personal and public: "Le jardin" (The Garden) is a tribute to his sister Jeanne, who died in 2016,[2] while "Chambre 29" (Room 29) is dedicated to Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett.[3] "Les flocons de l'été" (The Flakes of Summer) evokes the month of August 2013, which Daho spent in a hospital room, nearly dying of peritonitis.[4] The album's cover photo, where he appears dressed in leather and cap, surrounded by scrolls of smoke, was inspired by the Marlon Brando's performance in The Wild One and Charlotte Rampling in The Night Porter.[5]
All tracks are written by Étienne Daho and Fabien Waltmann
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Les Filles du canyon" | 5:36 | |
| 2. | "Chambre 29" | 4:20 | |
| 3. | "Le Jardin" | 3:55 | |
| 4. | "Les Baisers rouges" | Étienne Daho, Fabien Waltmann, and Henry Levine | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Les Cordages de la nuit" | 4:08 | |
| 6. | "Les Flocons de l'été" | 3:35 | |
| 7. | "Voodoo Voodoo" | 3:13 | |
| 8. | "L'Étincelle" | Étienne Daho and Jean-Louis Piérot | 5:04 |
| 9. | "The Deep End" | David Holmes, Jade Vincent, and Keefus Ciancia | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Hôtel des infidèles" | 3:55 | |
| 11. | "Après le blitz" | Étienne Daho and Jean-Louis Piérot | 6:41 |
| 12. | "Nocturne" | Étienne Daho, Jade Vincent, and Keefus Ciancia | 4:28 |
References
- ^ "The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Blitz Kid: Etienne Daho Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "Étienne Daho : "Ma sœur est partie sans prévenir, sans être malade"". FIGARO. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "Etienne Daho: "Je vis encore comme un adolescent"". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "Etienne Daho, éclair obscur" (in French). 2017-11-01. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "Etienne Daho et les "zones sombres du cuir"". Libération.fr (in French). 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2019-10-08.