Pick-up

Description

Brigitte Fontaine, the troublemaker, is back with a high-flying poetic and melodic album, blending krautrock trance, garage rock, and chaabi, produced by The Limiñanas.
“Pick-up” (title chosen in reference to the return of vinyl), was recorded largely in Perpignan, at the Limiñanas' studio, a cult French band on both sides of the Atlantic. The compositions of the loyal Areski Belkacem are adorned with the saturated energy of fuzz guitars, tube amplifiers, and unleashed organs.
Rich in sensual imagery, “Pick-up” asserts itself as a declaration of love for the simple fact of being alive. While Brigitte evokes her mystical aspirations and physical sufferings, she manages to give them a universal dimension. More than a complaint, she issues a call to cling to the ties that help us endure our mortal condition.
Brigitte Fontaine's rebellion is also expressed in several tracks from “Pick-up,” such as “Neuf trois” or “Crevards, miteux, pauvres errants,” a true timeless profession of faith.
The queen of paradoxes could not conclude her new opus without surprising us with “Le beau temps,” a grating and satirical sarabande. Brigitte Fontaine will undoubtedly remain, at any age, a wild and mischievous child, who has traversed existence without bending to the constraints of adult life.