Rien de Personnel

Description

French touch and mysterious, from the hit song Stereo that marked the beginning of their regional success, to Time For A Change, the single that took them national and international, the duo ELEPHANZ operates under the radar. And it works! Over 3 million listeners and nearly 25 million streams in 2022, but that's over; just like the album cover, the Verleysen brothers are no longer hiding behind their instruments. This time, they invite us, no fuss, with all their friends in their kitchen. "What I do is I write mainly about very personal and rather lonely feelings, and I explore them in a different way each time." - David Bowie. Jonathan sets the tone for this new album with this quote from David Bowie, "What I write is nothing more than a variation, an exploration of my often solitary feelings." It's a tender and sincere album, thirteen oscillations of introspection. Because beyond the switch to French, that's the big upheaval of this new album "Rien de personnel" (Nothing Personal): it's intimate, an admission of a difficult journey through adult life. An unprecedented metamorphosis for the Elephanz duo! For Max and Jon's other desire on this album is to connect with others, to break out of their isolation. After crossing oceans and deserts alone, they both find themselves moved, united by the same desire to be shaken up, notably by sharing production with pianist Kenzo Zurzolo, known for his work with Aloe Blacc, Yseult, and Gaëtan Roussel. From their two-person road trip and pop years, they retain their expertise, but here, they lean more towards the egotrip of rappers – but be warned, not the bling-bling kind that clashes in the media. No, this is the egotrip of a guy with a deeply battered ego. A testimony that tells the story of an anti-phallocentric figure, a fragile guy who is nothing but modesty, self-deprecation, an artist who explores his vulnerabilities, from his childhood to his first performances without an audience, abandoned on the dancefloor or lost in the crowd. Nothing personal.