This Friday, April 6, a little nugget was published. Juggling words, styles and grace, Clara Luciani paints a fascinating canvas with her first album Sainte-Victoire. A hymn to love and femininity.
"Have you ever seen a woman fighting?"
Feminine, feminist, passionate and introverted, Clara Luciani is fascinating. With Sainte-Victoire, the singer tells us her story. A story full of love, rage to live and intimacy. Starting with the title La Grenade. First single of the album, it detonates by its pop, almost disco sounds. Like a hymn to the free and emancipated woman, Clara Luciani disturbs from the first title, for the better. Because follows La Baie, another title with a disco sound. Cover of the group Metronomy, we are reminiscent of Dalida. This time, we are talking about love, the search for happiness ("Women are naked, men too").
On ne meurt pas d'amour, Eddy and Les fleurs are more powerful titles. By perfectly controlling her lyrics (she is a songwriter), these three tracks highlight other aspects of the artist. First on the healing of a breakup, difficult ("I call for help") for the first title. Then we continue on a more feline, sensual side with Eddy, a title that will mark by the enhancement of his deep voice. Finally, we discover a sensitive personality with Les Fleurs. Who in his life has never had a stroke of blues after any trials? Clara Luciani sees in this depression the simpler things that life has to offer us. The rhythm of this title perfectly echoes the optimism that emanates from this music. And this is the talent of the singer, who in a dark song draws a more optimistic aspect.
Questioning love and sex
Comme toi is a raw song. Both by the sound that emanates from it and by the lyrics. Because it is here the questioning of gender that Carla Luciani highlights ("Waiting for you/Who looks like me so much/Who doesn't understand me"). Are we equal to each other? A recurring theme of society. One of the favorites of this album, Drôle d'époque, evokes the title Kid by Eddy de Preto. She succeeds brilliantly, in a similar way, in criticizing stereotypes. How to be feminine in the eyes of others, how to feel legitimate… She told Le Monde :
"As a child, I didn't fit the norms, much too tall, too boyish," she laughs. I was very upset when, because of my deep voice, the teacher of my choir made me pass in the boys' group. »
Monster of Love brings back to life the most fragile, intimate part of the artist. With a slower rhythm, which sticks to the state of mind of the lyrics, Clara Luciani evokes destructive love. Love so strong, that it destroys. As a split personality, like Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Clara Luciani made her Love Monster one of the most disturbing tracks on the album.
"The will to live is irresistible"
The last three tracks of the album are a concentrate of what was already the beginning: different, confusing, jubilant. The last time is a woman's fight. An angry but independent woman. She warns us: she will fight for what she wants! What is astonishing are these words. Words that are harsh, thoughtful and that , placed on a light rhythm, can be confusing. We can feel the influence of the group La Femme, his first group.
Dors is a ballad, and a successful ballad. Just like Les Fleurs, Dors leaves a crazy impression on the listener. With a debut in piano/voice, Clara Luciani shows us the extent of her talent in this title. Controlled lyrics, incredible timbre of voice, the title shines in this album.
Sainte-Victoire closes the epic that is this opus. In a slam with transcendent lyrics, the title is the remedy, the expected awareness. Clara Luciani has finally found herself, she is healed of this destructive love. And that's all we can wish for him!
Sainte-Victoire is an adventure. The invitation to this adventure is successful, as the titles are eclectic. On subjects already treated a lot in pop culture such as love or self-esteem, Clara Luciani manages to capture her audience.Feminine, feminist, passionate and introverted, Clara Luciani is fascinating.
8,5/10
