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Talkie Walkie
[Record Makers/Virgin]
It might be just luck, but the release of Air's new album coincides with the release of the second and excellent movie of Sofia Coppola, "Lost In Translation". If, this time, only one title has been composed for the movie (the track Alone in Kyoto), the ten tracks of this fourth album may well remind you of the light and sentimental ambiences of the "Virgin Suicides" soundtrack (which was entirely composed by the duo from Versailles) and the main title Playground Love: the same feminine tact and the same ethereal sensuality, with for the first time, the voices of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel who sing on almost all the tracks, convinced to do so by Nigel Godrich (who also worked on the last albums of Radiohead and The Strokes) who was sure that their French accent would perfectly go with their dainty electronic melodies. And obviously, it works, we're fascinated by tracks like Mike Mills, the melancholic Biological or the delighted pop songs, Cherry Blossom Girl and Another Day. There's nothing to add about the ten little electro pop gems of this album which is another faultless try in the duo's discography (which we're very proud of!).
Renaud Martin |
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