Les Grands Espaces [VINYL]

NEW ALBUM, INCLUDED THE TITLE "SONG FOR YOU" AND TWO DUOS WITH FLORENT PAGNY AND GAETAN ROUSSEL This is strong of a debut album sold 25,000 copies and totaling 100 million streams, as well as a platinum single, Hey Bro, and a gold single, How you going? Feat. Ridsa, that Eloïz is making his return with a second opus, entitled Les grands espaces, and affirms more than ever his unique musical identity: a mixture of folk, pop and country, with sounds straight from the American West. But what can fascinate a 26-year-old Northern Frenchie in the myth of the United States of America to the point of making it the beating heart of her music? The answer lies as much in the melodies as in the symbols. Because, beyond the banjo, guitars and violins, it is a vision – that of a free and vast elsewhere – that drives it. Like a whole generation in search of meaning and new horizons, Eloïz made the plains of the Wild West his territory of expression. She no longer fantasizes this dream: she sings it. On the menu of this second opus, diversity is law: in the continuity of the first album, the folk sound is still present, but even warmer and more referential, as if to extend the journey further. From Song for You, the first excerpt with an unstoppable groove, to Les grands espaces, Americana or Bye Bye, the desire to dance is immediate, even on words not always appeased. And even when the texts touch on more sensitive subjects, Eloiz's music is there to exchange "we stumble" with "we forget that the world is crazy", more optimistic, more engaging, more resilient. Surrounded by a talented team – Edi Casabella, Théo Grasset, Igit, Jérôme Brûlant, Jonathan Cagne, Marso and Jean-Étienne Maillard – Eloïz signs an album that is both bold and accessible. There are frenzied pieces, ballads (La Deûle pour océan, Pardonnez-moi), but also tracks more stripped but deeply touching (Dégaine feat. Caesar, out there). And to highlight the emotional dimension of the ensemble, she invited two emblematic voices of French song: Florent Pagny and Gaëtan Roussel, both present on featurings loaded with emotion and sincerity. A way to open the doors of his universe even more to a wide audience. At Eloïz, nothing is stereotyped: if it draws on the codes of Americana, it is to better reinvent them, adapt them, and embody them. This sincerity is also what makes her a passer of dreams between two worlds: that of France and that of a fantasized west, made of deserts, sunsets, forgotten gas stations and freedom as far as the eye can see. A warm voice, a generous writing, an assertive aesthetic. Enough to make us travel under other borders and share with the young singer her inspiring American dream. Includes the song "Song for You" and two duets with Florent Pag