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Valerie Leulliot drags French music into the new millenium!

corvinius | 10/08/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I swear Valerie's voice just gets better and better- sexier, smoother, dreamier and breathier with age; yet she still looks like a newborn fawn- ah bless! But of course ADL would be nothing without also without her subtle and beguiling songwriting skills, blending traditional guitar indie with triphop and a touch of jazz to create a stunning landmark French language album in soft-focus.
In 'Faux Mouvement' Valerie demonstrates both an innocent childlike ingenue ('Le Salon') as well as worldweary maturity ('Sans comment' and the Saint Etienne-blessed 'Lent'), sometimes simultaneously as in the magnificent contemporary classic 'Je reviens' - all minor chords and swooning breathless vocals- that opens this treasure-chest of Gallic coffe-bar culture. Then there are the heart-rending tearladen ballads, 'La Contradiction' which could truly make Governor Arnie reach for the kleenex as well as the utterly beautiful ode-to-dejection (if you translate the lyrics) of 'Chanson de l'arbre'. So thats that difficult third album dispatched with then making ADL the best French guitar-band at the moment- can't wait to what she does next!"

Un tour de force musical

coxinelle628 | Pau, France | 07/10/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Voici un album super ! Enchanting voice, beautiful lyrics and haunting music. There are just one or two songs that I'm not crazy about, but the rest is great! However, other than a couple of songs that are fantastic on this album, I prefer "Immobile.""

Fantastic

Tom LePen | 03/13/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Mellow and edgy, downtempo but not drowsy. Gets better with each listen."