Cœur de pirate "Carry on" / "Oublie-moi"

As I've previously commented, there's never an excuse needed to post anything about the ever wonderful Béatrice Martin.

So with both Béatrice and her record label Dare to Care taking to social media today, announcing the release of the new Cœur de pirate single - "Carry on" - from her eagerly awaited third album (and one which is rumoured to be predominantly anglophone) and which coincided with her appearance on TVA's "La Voix", the French-Canadian version of  the international television series franchise "The Voice".

A tale of sacrifice and doomed romance, the single would appear to signify a departure from her two previous (Francophone) albums - whereas these were primarily focused on just her voice and piano - here the sound is far more expansive and with the prominent synth-beats there's a noticeable electro-pop influence and arguably the most soaring refrain of any Cœur de Pirate chorus so far.

Recorded in Stockholm and produced by Björn Yttling of Peter Björn and John fame (and producer of artists such as Franz Ferdinand and Lykke Li), apparently the song signals the end of an era and ushers in another, as Béatrice explores richer and deeper themes based on her experiences. If this is a taster of her new sound (which at times the structure reminds me of the EP she recorded with Bedouin Soundclash's Jay Malinowski and Mariachi El Bronx), I'm awaiting the new album even more impatiently...

Available in both English and version français ("Oublie-moi"), Béatrice's label, Dare to Care posted a link to the video of "Carry on" (embedded below) while TVA also posted a video of her performance from "La Voix" which features the french-language version of the single, "Oublie-moi" (after the 'pub' and about 4' 23" in - but don't miss the performances beforehand of "Place de la République" and "Comme des enfants"). 

One interesting point to note is the differing inflection in the vocals between the English and French language versions - in interviews Béatrice has commented that she tends to sings slightly differently in French and English - and while you can detect changes in her voice between her English-language soundtrack album "Trauma" and either "Cœur de pirate" or "Blonde", the nuances here are quite noticeable, especially if you compare the songs side-by-side; I don't know, but in French Béatrice's voice sounds - how can I say this - 'Fragile'?





Either way, as "Carry on" or "Oublie-moi", here is an exciting new journey for this blog's favourite Canadian...


 
Cœur de pirate Website
"Carry on" (Bandcamp, iTunes) / "Oublie-moi" (Bandcamp, iTunes)