The title of his album gave a first clue: "Civilization".
The cover too.
A few days ago, we discovered Orelsan with his head bowed in front of a flag which could be that of a fictitious nation.
We never imagined him coming back with such a visual to announce the release of his fourth album this Friday.
And here is that the rapper of Caen reveals this Wednesday another clue: the video of a new song, "The smell of gasoline", title punch, almost committed or in any case political, ground on which the artist had not ventured there.
Since his beginnings, Orelsan has spoken a lot about himself, his relatives, a unique introspective work, which has made all his strength.
This time, he looks at what is going on around him with a relentless gaze and an ever-sharp feather.
So what is that gasoline smell?
The extremes that lurk and gain ground, demagogic speeches, fear, hatred never far away whether in real life or on social networks.
Said like that, nothing new under the sun.
Demonstrations of yellow vests and riots in the cities
Except that Orelsan, who confided in our readers at length a few days ago, talks about it through shattering rhymes and hypnotic production. “One in two discussions is someone who complains. While the rest of the world suffers so that we can live well, ”he says. “No more time to think, tyranny of numbers, twelve-year-old kids whose tweets are quoted in the media. Intelligence sells less than controversy, battle royale, it's each for his little team. "" Whether the news items, hen, fox, viper, either you are for or you are against, everything is binary. Buzz scrapers have flirted with extremes ever since Mongols became experts. "Or again:" The game is over, all our leaders have failed, they will be destroyed by the beast they created. Trust is dead along with respect,what governs us? Fear and anxiety. We destroy ourselves, we look for an enemy, some say C
'is screwed
, others are in denial.
"
To illustrate his point, Orelsan appears in the clip in front of a giant screen where extra-large images of demonstrations of yellow vests or riots in the cities parade while he is jostled by dancers who circulate around him.
A song that will undoubtedly set the tone for one of the most anticipated discs of the year, while the documentary series on Orelsan's career, “Show Never That Has Nobody”, produced by his brother Clément Cotentin, was a big hit on Amazon.
The sequel to "Civilization", which includes a duet with the Neptunes, the group of Pharrell Williams, will be discovered this Friday.