Chateaux Faibles [LP]

Alice - Chateaux Faibles [LP]

LP version. Alice is a vocal harmony trio made up of three persons, joined by a cheap synth and limited virtuosity. Together, they craft a kind of future folklore that's part funny, part apocalyptic -- half-soft, half-harsh, half-sad, half-simple, half-complex, half-controlled, half-Yvonne Harder, half-Sarah André, half-Lisa Harder. Since their last album L'Oiseau Magnifique (BJR 091CD), Alice have spent time on the road -- in cars, in trains, out in the open. Accustomed to writing outdoors, they slowly stitched together a collection of new songs. After two years of performing in clubs, bars, stairwells, carpentry workshops, activist agricultural fairs and roadside shoulders, they took their Oiseau Magnifique just about everywhere. It felt like time to sew these new pieces together -- a quilt of humor and soft words, something we could really use in these half-sweet, half-fascist times. Les Châteaux Faibles is the name of one of their latest songs, and naturally, the title of their new album. It captures the group's ethos perfectly -- a search for refuge in fragility, in a weakness that's better when shared. A collective sensitivity to bring us closer, stronger -- united in Châteaux Faibles. 01. Les fleurs (4:33)_x000D_ 02. Les châteaux faibles (2:59)_x000D_ 03. Est-ce que tu te rappelles (2:00)_x000D_ 04. T'aimerais avoir (1:52)_x000D_ 05. Les hommes (2:59)_x000D_ 06. Roches (2:09)_x000D_ 07. Piccolo (3:09)_x000D_ 08. 5 mille ans (3:48)_x000D_ 09. Un petit oiseau dans le ciel (0:37)_x000D_ 10. Noir foncé (3:33)_x000D_ 11. Les amis (1:55)_x000D_ 12. Planète terre (1:28)_x000D_ 13. Il y a du rouge (1:58)_x000D_ 14. Il n'y a plus rien à vivre ici (1:37)_x000D_ 15. Tout ce que tu aimais (2:42)_x000D_ 16. C'est l'histoire de quelqu'un (0:44)_x000D_ 17. L'eau sans citron (4:38)_x000D_ 18. Pr dessous ta peau (1:25)_x000D_ 19. Quand je serai morte (2:11)_x000D_ 20. Le restaurant (2:13)