Let's really admit: when we're listening to rhythmic songs, we're probably not usually listening to their content.
In the case of Stroma, it's a real miss - because he's a talented songwriter who's not afraid to talk about blatantly non-trivial topics even in the most danceable songs he creates.
After conquering the world nearly a decade ago with the hits "Papaoutai" and "Formidable", the Belgian musician is back with a new and expected album ("Multitude") in which he proves once again that you can create the most dancing hits around without giving up your painful sincerity for a moment.
Whether it is about suicidal thoughts (the phenomenal "L'enfer"), loneliness ("the melancholy La Solassitude"), men's horrible treatment of women working in the sex industry ("Fils De Joie") or even the immense love for his son and the accompanying difficulties ("C 'est Que Du Bunheur "), Stromae takes what is on his mind, and one cannot remain indifferent to his songs.
Cover of "Multitude", Stromaa's new album, Photo: PR
One of Stromae's great accomplishments is not only in not being able to remain indifferent to his songs, not to the rhythms (e.g. , But he manages to do so when he sings in French - and not in English, like the vast majority of the stars in the world.
The magic in his music, which is accompanied by modern Eurodance sounds with influences from Africa to Asia that feel so natural, so great, that it is no wonder that Billy Aylish and Coldplay have already managed to work with it.
As he has done on his previous two albums, Stroma's candor is so strong that he overcomes the language barrier without a drop of effort.
In a little over half an hour, "Multitude" touches all the right places, and evokes in the listener a variety of emotions throughout.
What's more, it shows that if you create honest music, one that comes from a strong inner truth that can not be stopped, anything is possible - even if you do it in a language that you do not understand at all.
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