OHe no longer dared hope for it. And truth be told, no one expected him to come back so soon. The last I heard, Stromae was on extended rest, taking care of himself, far from the agonies of music business and the conquest of the West. Even the announcement of the broadcast of the tour film Multitude (December 6 on TF1+ and TMC) read like an end rather than a renewal. But the maestro has always been a master of lying poker, the king of moves that no one saw coming.
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So here is My best enemyhis new duet title with Pomme recorded for the soundtrack of the animated series Arcane which ends today on Netflix. Does this return relaunch the heavy album-concert-tour machine or is it a pebble thrown into the pond? It's too early to tell. In the meantime, Stromae returns to us as he left, with a title with bittersweet lyrics on a warm rhythm.
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As a true sound director, Stromae starts with a riff which seems borrowed from the British group Metronomy – in reality repeated words (“I love you, I hate you”) passed into the electronic compress. A crushed and compressed sound which serves as hookbelongs only to him and is somewhat reminiscent of the chorus of Hell.
Then a reggaeton rhythm is added and the voice of the maestro announces: “You are the best thing that happened to me, but also the worst thing that happened to me (…) From you I should move away, but like As the saying goes, it is better to be alone than in bad company. »
A text that relates a relationship I love you, me neither for a chorus spiced with sauce Ave Cesaria. The voice has not changed. Clear and assured diction. It fits perfectly with the higher tone of Pomme. The mix of genres is natural and works wonders. The song flows like fresh water during the 2 minutes and 28 seconds that it lasts. Direct, instinctive, she could have found herself on Multitude. With My best enemythe Belgian singer does not reinvent the wheel, but is part of the continuity of his musical work. In the end, Stromae returns as he left, on a note as creative as it is bittersweet. Today, he's back on the road.
