HIVER AUTOMNE - Souffrance's new album: all for rap"Rap is dead, I've come to butcher the carrion." Never satisfied, Souffrance always wants more and returns even more ambitious. "HIVER AUTOMNE is dark and danceable trap," to quote the great Chilly Gonzales, one of the essential composers on this new album alongside Tony Toxik. Souffrance depicts chaos, and his piano accompanies us throughout the journey through a ruined zone, somewhere between Sin City and Blade Runner. With raw and incisive lyrics, the Montreuil-based MC plunges us into a world on the border of reality and dystopia, where resignation meets determination ("We won't leave our children in the best of worlds" / "I'm the kind of poor person who believes they can become a billionaire"). HIVER AUTOMNE is rap at its highest level. True to its essence, the demand for writing and rhyme remains intact, but Souffrance seems freer than ever. He embraces trap productions that are as dark as they are grandiose, as on the eponymous HIVER AUTOMNE, delivers raw choruses of astonishing effectiveness on tracks like "Les Moyens," and takes all kinds of risks, as exemplified by the hypnotic "Tango." HIVER AUTOMNE is also a message to all French rap and the best way to set the record straight. Souffrance delivers a real lesson in kickage alongside Jewel Usain on "A plus tard," calls on ISHA to put pressure on the competition on "Meilleur," and invites the legendary Soprano for a technical demonstration on "Compte double." HIVER AUTOMNE is a straight shot, the story of a guy who rushes forward without looking back because there's nothing left to see behind him.
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