Quentin Sauvé + Lola Sauvageot + Vanessee Vulcane

• Quentin Sauvé

Without music, life would be a mistake. Nothing could better sum up the passionate, almost addictive bond that Quentin Sauvé has with music. Hooked from a very young age – he was playing in his first band at barely 10 years old – the Laval native has never stopped feeling that vital, cathartic need to say through music what words cannot express.

Whether he is shredding with the trio Birds In Row, whose furious, convulsive punk-hardcore, acclaimed by critics from Télérama to Pitchfork, has found an international audience, or delivering his hypersensitive indie-folk as a solo artist, Quentin follows the same (micro)groove: that of an alchemist who holds the secret of turning his dark thoughts into raw beauty.

His latest solo album bears witness to this even better than its two predecessors: writing this record, begun as a form of therapy, saved him from the depression he was fighting. One thinks of those fragile giants who, like Townes Van Zandt, Adrianne Lenker, Bon Iver or Cat Power, know how to turn a classic folk song into an exploration of their most intimate depths. A magnificent outlet for his torments, NO HARD FEELINGS is a turning point. For his music has never seemed so accessible, luminous and serene. Here every track is a peak, where the talent of this outstanding guitarist as a melodist and songwriter shines as never before. Without giving up their usual simplicity, his new songs teem with subtleties and ideas: flashes of guitar in a thousand shades, between crystal-clear fingerpicking and electric eruptions, diaphanous female backing vocals, delicate string and wind arrangements or impressionistic electronic touches...

Accompanied by three talented collaborators, this seasoned live musician, with more than a thousand concerts to his name (support act for Pomme, Clara Ysé, Laura Cahen, Miossec, etc.), brings a devastating intensity to his stage performances.