Patrick Pleau - Hype-moi (2009)

Genre : Indie,French pop,Rock,Melodramatic, Nice!
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01. Antigénie
02. L'inocéros
03. Bocalophobe
04. Tous les clichés du monde
05. Prélune en Mi Majeur
06. Cimetière lunaire
07. L'écran bleu de la mort
08. Valérie
09. Café noir
10. Rien à comprendre
11. Dispute entre âmes soeurs et frères

From the beautiful city of Montreal comes a new artist called Patric Pleau. Patric Pleau is an Indie Pop artist whose sound is comparable of those rock bands of the 70's, I don't know if its because he is singing in french or is just the music, ether way the music is superb. He send us his latest album called "Hype-moi" to share it with you all, but you can show him some love at his myspace page, hopefully his lyrics are as good as they sound.

Patrick Pleau’s claim to fame came in 2007 along with his band Plajia and the release Beautiful Explosion; an album for which Patrick wrote the majority of the lyrics and music. Beautiful Explosion was nominated in 2008 for Archambault’s ‘Grand Prix de la relève’ (with fellow nomeniees : Tricot Machine, Samian, Alfa Rococo, Gaële, Le Husky & Bruno Marcil).

Hype-Moi, Patrick’s first solo project produced by Bob & Bill (Guy Dubuc and Marc Lessard) ranges from urban to oneiric themes. Several songs also make light of his “Geek / Internet” persona; tongue-in-cheek references to his past reputations. Raised in a musical environment (Patrick’s father was a DJ), it is with this first francophone release that he refined his lyrical stylings which he describes as “Peter Pan-like controlled naiveté” with songs written between 2002 and 2008 (including previously unreleased tracks from Plajia). Hype-Moi could be considered as the logical follow-up to Beautiful Explosion, with more of a masterful production and craftier songs (as shown by its first radio-single; Bacolophobe).

Though seemingly provocative, the album’s title Hype-Moi (Hype-Me) is a humorous invitation — one that should not be taken as a direct assault against critics but might recommend a different approach with which to showcase up-and-coming artists. Further following the example set by Beautiful Explosion, on Hype-Moi Patrick carefully utilizes sonic landscapes of popular 70s instruments such as Fender Rhodes and Wurlitzer keys.

In addition to the first single, absurd/cryptic video shorts will be released in the following weeks to promote the album.