{"product_id":"troy-von-balthazar_courage-mon-amour-vinyl_2021_lad","title":"COURAGE, MON AMOUR ! (vinyl)","description":"After five albums as the charismatic leader of indie rock band Chokebore, Troy Von Balthazar, now known as TvB, today delivers his 6th solo album. The distorted guitars and screeching amps have progressively given way to a delicate and powerful acoustic landscape, filled with deeply haunting poetic melodies that emanate from his inner musical world, which he himself describes as \"mid-Fi melancholy Bliss.\" From the very first notes of 'Courage, mon amour!', TvB's unique style and voice are instantly recognizable. Written, composed, and produced entirely independently in his own studio in Creuse, alternating between analog tape and digital recordings, this 6th album is a 13-track journey through a profound universe, with sometimes minimalist, sometimes progressive touches, but always superbly poetic. Between slow elegies set against precise guitars or melancholic piano (\"until the Day,\" \"Violent Summer\"), surreal tales carried by ambient and ethereal synth pads (\"Jacob\"), and rhythmic flights with elaborate and progressive structures (\"What I like (about me),\" \"Just Don't It\"), listening to 'Courage, mon amour!' in its entirety is an experience that plunges us into the heart of his world. But TvB is also a poet. If that needed proving after the publication of his 3 poetry collections (3 girls, This Poem Doesn't Please Her, and Caution! Poison Snake! no entry!), this album is yet another example of his writing talent. His delicate prose skillfully blends with the subtle metaphors that haunt his mind, on themes as personal as they are universal, with words always meticulously chosen and full of meaning. Now in complete command of production tools (thanks to his production and mixing experiences for various French and American artists), TvB imbues 'Courage, mon amour!' with a sense of technical and artistic maturity that allows him today to harness machines to his service. His final treatment shapes this album into a work in his own image: between strength and poetry, intensity and intimacy. In short, a powerful and profoundly multi-dimensional experience.","brand":"Troy von Balthazar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55310235369816,"sku":null,"price":23686504.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/3526186615816_aecb9756-2dc8-4833-9bfe-56cce3a1c5d4.jpg?v=1760318703","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en-us\/products\/troy-von-balthazar_courage-mon-amour-vinyl_2021_lad","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}