Des bordées de mots

Description

In this eighth album of an eleven-part series, Lynda Lemay-the-formidable once again confounds. Her love stories sometimes ooze hope, sometimes reek of resentment. "I Promised You Nothing" is a punch to the heart, unpacking raw truths that hide more subtle ones: the protagonist believes she is lecturing her ex-lover by harshly reproaching his impassivity, while it is she who has everything to learn from her own anger. "Forty" reminds us that life can change at any moment. The hilarious "The Idea of Drinking Rosé" shines with a sweet insolence. Lynda's humor continues to surprise and uplift. All it takes is for her to launch into "A Flood of Words" for a host of new silences to burst and truths to rise. "I find noise in silence, symphonies in absences," she says. "An artist..."