THE fifth album from French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tellier is part concept album part elevator music.
As it’s set in a partly-mythical Brazil, it’s tempting to cry “World Cup cash in”, but there’s nothing in these ten tracks that would make coverage of even the most sedate match of this year’s tournament.
Opening with the wordless Love, you’re instantly transported to a lush soundscape, before Sous Les Rayons Du Soliel brings in a more synthy, Gallic but Brazilian atmosphere, which could be the soundtrack to an obscure foreign-language romantic film from the 1970s.
Throughout, there are Latino drumbeats and stylings, with strings and arrangement of a more European nature, which work surprisingly well together on tracks like L’Adulte and L’Amour Carnival, while Ricky L’Adolescent is a sinister French disco nightmare.
Difficult to compare to anything else, perhaps with the exception of Air’s Moon Safari or The Girl From Ipanema, but that’s not a bad thing.
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