Though electronic arrangements (inspired by James Blake, Thom Yorke...) take center stage, the aesthete hasn't forgotten the project's core: to perform real songs. Lyrics and melodies remain a constant obsession. It's no coincidence that behind this electro-pop facade, one finds the clear influence of Souchon and Ferré, so deeply is the French chanson heritage embedded in Pétrole Brut's genetic code. From Zaho de Sagazan to Tim Dup and Florent Marchet, Pétrole Brut joins this blended family that reinvents the art of storytelling and knows how to play with new codes. The music of the voices aims to be pop and haunting, while the lyrics are mutable; incisive, poetic, caustic. But they are always frenetic and follow this total urgency that seems to stir Pétrole Brut's heart.
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