Rose Des Vents

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"Let's be honest, the world is a damn struggle..." Why highlight this impactful phrase among so many others from Claudio Capéo's rich new album? This multi-award-winning artist, whose latest successful album "Penso a te" has been authenticated double platinum, along with a plethora of gold, platinum, and diamond certified singles... Why continue to fight once you've reached the top of the charts and are recognized as a sure bet in the sacrosanct show business? Simply because, despite the success, despite the records and a status that makes him one of the most acclaimed artists on the French scene in the 2020s, our friend Capéo hasn't changed a thing: beyond trends, far from the comfort of easy pop, inspired by real life, close to the "common people" who inspire great songs, Claudio continues his journey and invites us along, with a wandering soul, a husky voice, a strong word, and a "middle finger in the air."Authenticity is his signature. And through his seventeen new tracks, the former 2016 révélation from the talent show The Voice, far from portraying himself as a rebellious artist cursing his era and his peers, possesses the gift of singing with a rare fervor about broken lives as much as the magical moments of existence. Our ups and downs, the versatility of our fragile and, therefore, precious lives. One of the artist's major strengths, so evident in this fourth album, is his multifaceted talent that allows him to combine festive tracks with more introspective ones, always delivered with catchy melodies, refrains that make you want to sing along with him, that stick in your mind and nestle there permanently.Endowed with several potential standards ("Plus rien à perdre," a true, ultra-unifying missile that has everything to become an intergenerational anthem, "Sac à dos," "Laisse aller"...), the main virtue of maestro Capéo's fourth album is to touch the heart without ever drawing tears or resorting to gloom. It celebrates life like a party, without complacency but without misery. Because, and this is undoubtedly the main message of this landmark album, dedicated to those who "are the future," past and present, and can still save the future. Tomorrow is not screwed, Claudio Capéo seems to sing loudly. A bit like that poet from another time, named Jacques Prévert, who asked us to "smile, if only to set an example"...Includes the singles "Laisse aller," "Tour de France," and "Si j'avais su."