Emile Sornin, aka Forever Pavot, has incorporated into his music the humor and self-deprecation he once dared not embrace. He left English behind to explore his native language from an oblique angle. He unleashed the full force of his instrumental verve, more obsessive than ever in arrangement, more jazzy and edgy in execution, shrinking from no dramatic effect to capture our perceptions. Here is La Pantoufle, his new album. "The songwriting, highly sophisticated, is precise and meticulous—Gainsbourgian if one must find French affiliations for it." Les Inrocks "In a French tradition that spans masterfully from Jean-Claude Vannier to Ange via Gong, Emile Sornin stands out as a young prodigy. With his band Forever Pavot, this enlightened young magician paints a picture of psychedelic and orchestral rock, dreamlike and precious." Snatch