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April 19 street date. Bizou, the first studio effort by singer-songwriter and producer Alexandre Fournier under the moniker Alix Fernz, is at times immersive and vibrant, at times scathing and shrill, built upon the unlikely accord between candid inspiration and claustrophobic production. Admittedly challenging and austere at first listen, the record’s psychoactive grooves nonetheless emanate pure romanticism, the Montréal artist unsuspectedly commemorating the very fabric of his everyday life as well as its main actors. On this introductory album, Alix Fernz voluntarily forgoes the Cartesian formulas (verses, choruses, bridges, etcetera) of pop songwriting, rather opting for a serpentine prose where progressive musical pieces are seamlessly sequenced, effortlessly transitioning from post-punk to synthwave to hypnagogic pop. Throughout its 32 minutes, Bizou depicts, through honest and anchored lyrics, a red-lit reality, the scene for nocturnal musings ranging from petty fantasies all the way to lurid nightmares. Ingeniously mixed by music wizard Emmanuel Éthier (Choses Sauvages, Corridor, P’tit Belliveau, etc.), the long-player also features inspired contributions from Vincent Lemay (bass), Olivier Cousineau (drums), Samuel Gendron (piano on “Fleur en polyéthylène” & “Bizou”), Nora Mejdouli (vocals on “Rouge à lèvres”) et Samuel Hampell (saxophone on “Double face”). RIYL: Oh Sees, Hubert Lenoir, We are Wolves
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