- Label: 'Duophonic Super 45's/Drag City Records'
- Genre: 'Rock'
- Release Date: '23.2.24.'
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The title of Laetitia Sadier's latest album explains the concept of the record, as she is Rooting For Love to conquer hatred and evil, Laetitia has assembled a crack team to help her with this quest to make us all feel the power of Love and harmony, that includes Xavi Munoz, Hannes Plattemier, Emma Mario and The Choir.
The album opens with Who + What that has a central cosmic tone, that everything else is built around, as Laetitia and her backing choir start to explore the ways in which we can effect positive change and healing on the bruised and seemingly terminally sick world we currently live in. The laid-back gauzy music has the feel of a healing balm, as they seek to escape the fortress that's in imminent danger of collapse as the voices build a staircase towards safety.
Proteiformunite has the sheen of Etienne Daho at his most soulful, it feels like a gentle love letter to help relieve all the pain and sorrow, set against glacial synths that halfway through take a distinctly prog turn, like a massive volcanic eruption that soon subsides, as the lovers once more try to pick up the pieces and find safe harbour, before another eruption that can only be calmed with some delightful strings.
Un Autre Attente exceeds expectations as the piano dramatically punctuates this song, with some surprising percussive flourishes.
The Dash is full on mental therapy for anyone dashing to find more peaceful and equitable ways of living and surviving in the 21st century, while still having a penchant for chanson, as you Dash into the night once more.
Don't Forget You're Mine is a slinky love song for a lover who is late home once again, with all the questions you might have for them when you finally appear once more, as the jangly guitars add to her sense of exasperation as they start to threaten each other with a good slap, although it's not clear if this is some sort of S & M consensual scene or more of the abusive sort, as the strings sweep in adding to the drama.
Panser L'Inacceptable is trying to heal the wounds of the last few years in the most harmonious ways possible as one of the albums main singles. The laid-back bucolic stings and synth backing make this a very chilled out cure.
The Inner Smile that comes from laying back and gazing at the skies looking deep into space, beyond the stars and into the stratosphere, never forget to smile no matter the adversity, find ways to be joyful no matter how little joy is left. But hearing the flute funk break should make even the most hardened listener grin a little.
La Naguese Nue will allow you to swim against the tide of awful hatred and distress, trying to find the calm serene waters where peace and love can flourish anew, while this gently evocative hopeful music urges us towards the times of supermen who know how to realize a sane world.
New Moon appearing to bring re-birth of society where the urge to start wars or destroy the planet has been totally neutered so this gauzy music can feel you with feelings of intense wellbeing helping the planet to heal.
The album closes with Cloud 6 which is where you end up when your dreams have been stifled by the unrelenting reality of life in the 2020's, while you still dream that life on Cloud 9 will soon be a reality, the pulsating minimalist synths and choral backing vocals aiding a sense of reflection before Laetitia explains all the powers she is invoking.
