Entirely written, composed, arranged, and produced by Heloise Letissier aka Christine and the Queens, this first album is 2010s European pop exemplified: an evident love for British music that still allows some space for the local characteristics to shine. She alternates between French and English lyrics within songs, and that fact might be her best idea here: whereas the music mostly falls under the subtle synthpop umbrella, her way to fuse R&B and traditional chanson singing sure is the catalyst to her international success. Gotta say I failed to appreciate her work back then, but now it does sound - almost - as captivating as the press made it.
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