With Julia

Description

With Julia, it’s first and foremost the story of a romantic encounter: that of Mathieu Hocine (Kid Francescoli) and Julia Minkin. It is also the story of a musical complicity, born in New York thanks to mutual friends. Finally, it’s the story of a breakup, the one that gave birth to these nine cleverly astute tracks, imbued with pop melodies, light spleen, voluptuous folktronica, and synthetic orchestrations. This blend of genres is first implemented by Kid Francescoli and Julia Minkin in *Blow Up*, skillfully employing refined singing and catchy refrains. Before becoming more sophisticated and, at the same time, building imaginary bridges between Air’s luxurious arrangements and Ennio Morricone’s baroque symphonies (*Italia 90*). Or how two little broken hearts make you want to be happy for life...