What can you hear this week? Here are our journalists’ suggestions.
Published yesterday at 5:00 p.m.
Higher by Chris Stapleton: Sensitive Power
“Higher also derives some of its power from its general reserve. Yes, there are choruses on this record that could fill a stadium, but above all there’s something internal, lived-in, tactile that keeps a song with a hackneyed theme (What Am I Gonna Do, which talks about “drowning”) still in the situation makes it possible to convey a touching truth,” writes our journalist Alexandre Vigneault.
Dopamine by Pierre-Hervé Goulet: The pleasure of the present moment
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Pierre-Herve Goulet
“Very catchy fourth album for the singer-songwriter, whose precise and succinct writing style is that of good songwriters,” writes our journalist Josée Lapointe.
Hadsel: The delicacy of Beirut
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Zach Condon (Beirut)
“Folk here is always strongly influenced by the instruments and rhythms inspired by Eastern European music, creating a fusion that you would recognize among thousands for very good reasons,” writes our journalist Marissa Groguhé.
Signature of Philip Glass: Angèle Dubeau brings Glass back into office
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Angele Dubeau
“Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà return to Philip Glass for their new album, recently released on Analekta. A balanced program that has everything to delight fans of minimalist music,” writes Emmanuel Bernier.
More music releases of the week
Among all the new albums that have been released recently, here are a few that caught our attention.