Lou-Adriane Cassidy is a Quebecois vocalist and artist who offers a relaxing moment of self-expression with her new album Triste Animal. The album opens with a soft piano score that invites you in, and immediately hits you with Cassidy’s ethereal alto-soprano vocals in the French language.
The cool thing about this album is the way in which it was made. It was recorded “live to tape”, meaning that she had a full band and backup singers with her in a recording studio, and the files were left unedited. The live taping makes the music feel warmer, like you are present in the room while it is being performed.
The album, produced by Bravo Musique, has eight gentle songs that last a short and sweet 26 minutes. One thing that can be especially nice about listening to songs in a foreign language is that the lyrics wash over you like a soothing wave. The music sets you down peacefully in another part of the world, miles away from your own.
And isn’t that just the point of music? To take you out of your head and into the present moment, where sensation is the only thing that matters. Lou-Adriane Cassidy offers you her francophone lullabies in this manner.
“Les horindelles” is a track worth highlighting. It opens up with those pleasant little squeaks of fingers sliding up and down an acoustic guitar. Lou-Adriane Cassidy comes in with supported harmonized vocals that envelope you like you’re sitting by a warm campfire wrapped in a fuzzy blanket. She closes out the album with this song, leaving you in a state of reverie.
Triste Animal is available to listen to on Spotify.
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