Laurence Nerbonne
If the name and face ring a few bells, they should. Laurence Nerbonne, artist, vocalist and violinist with Montréal's alt-rockers Hôtel Morphée - a band who broke the heart of this blogger when they split earlier this year, just months after releasing in "Rêve Américain" one of 2014's most innovative albums - is back with a song that could quite conceivably be this year's summer hit in la belle province…
"Rêves d'été", while borrowing from the more electro-rock themes of "Rêve Américain", is most definitely a full-out and totally uncompromising cent pour cent uptempo electro-pop song. Out go the guitars, drums and orchestral strings, replaced by layer upon layer of synths and beats that create a ridiculous addictive melody that - trust me - burrows deep into your consciousness and which you'll find yourself whistling at every opportunity. And then there's Laurence's distinctive and disarmingly seductive, rasping vocals; here - echoed and multi-tracked - a harmonious choir to announce and celebrate the arrival of summer.
Written and composed by Laurence - who revelled not only in the opportunity to have total artistic control but also empowering more women to become involved with all aspects of the music industry - and produced by long-time Hôtel Morphée producer Philippe Brault, "Rêves d'été" is a song full of hope and of renewing afresh; "…Summer dreams in our heads, Erases our storms, Come with me, We can do what we want…"
It's a song that should be the summer anthem across the world, never mind just Québec…
Laurence Nerbonne Website
"Rêves d'été" (Bandcamp)
"Rêves d'été", while borrowing from the more electro-rock themes of "Rêve Américain", is most definitely a full-out and totally uncompromising cent pour cent uptempo electro-pop song. Out go the guitars, drums and orchestral strings, replaced by layer upon layer of synths and beats that create a ridiculous addictive melody that - trust me - burrows deep into your consciousness and which you'll find yourself whistling at every opportunity. And then there's Laurence's distinctive and disarmingly seductive, rasping vocals; here - echoed and multi-tracked - a harmonious choir to announce and celebrate the arrival of summer.
Written and composed by Laurence - who revelled not only in the opportunity to have total artistic control but also empowering more women to become involved with all aspects of the music industry - and produced by long-time Hôtel Morphée producer Philippe Brault, "Rêves d'été" is a song full of hope and of renewing afresh; "…Summer dreams in our heads, Erases our storms, Come with me, We can do what we want…"
It's a song that should be the summer anthem across the world, never mind just Québec…
Laurence Nerbonne Website
"Rêves d'été" (Bandcamp)
C'est vrai, tout le monde doit ecouter, et apres ca, adorer la nouvelle chanson "d'ete" Laurence Nerbonne a amplifier les sons et sa voix, et apres tout demonstrer qu'elle est une artiste talentueux sans doute
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