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| Lili Roquelin's New Album "Will you hate the rest of the world or will you renew your life?" asks singer-songwriter-producer LiLi Roquelin on the cover of her brand new album. This question is just as tender as it is thought-provoking and it can reflect how her music blends delicateness with a touch of darkness. These catchy songs are graced by her crystalline vocals which give a strong, focused presence that haunt her piano-based progressive electronic sound. As we are invited in by the addictive melodies and piano rhythms from the first track "Come and hear my story", it is quite difficult to resist to the charm of this endearing French import from a small town on the Riviera who came to the US to pursue her music career. Other pieces in this thoughtful collection reveal her gift for conveying emotional truth and artful songs, like the down-tempo strings orchestrated "Give you my love" and a French cover of Danny Elfman's "Sally's Song" (Tim Burton/ Nightmare before Christmas). This full-length album is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed fan-funded EP, released just over a year ago and recipient of two best music video awards and honorable mention at the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. With her musical talent and dazzling presence, Ms Roquelin definitely knows how to strike the iron while it's hot and launches her new record with a breathtaking new music video for "Should you get mad". A must hear... and see. Recent press quotes: The Aquarian/East Coast Rocker: "Like the passing of a strange and beautiful woman amongst a bustling gray sidewalk crowd you cant help but turn and look directly in her direction. And in this case, I've done a 360 to catch things I didn't see at first. Lili Roquelin is a forward thinking artist possessing scary talent and an ambitious eye on the future." "A Rising East Coast Star" (Knocks from the Underground/Boston Quincy Cove): "Everything Roquelin touches she makes her own — even things she hasn't created. Her cover of "Sally's Song" (written by Danny Elfman for the Tim Burton cult-classic, A Nightmare Before Christmas) is nothing short of perfect. Always a haunting show-stopper, translated into French it becomes a song of grand devastation" write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Jazz News :: home page |