Sébastien Tellier: Domestic Tasks (and new album next month)

Lockdown getting you down? Don't worry, because Sébastien Tellier is here to take care of your Domestic Tasks.

There are few things that can be relied on these days, but Tellier can be counted on to deliver something unique and strange. This one manages to be otherworldly even when his focus is on every day minutiae.

The press release for his new album suggests it's a concept album, but one that's very different from the lofty works from artists in the 1970s.

"Its topic, domestication, will speak to anybody delightfully familiar with the everyday domestic ballet of a household.

"Mostly written at home, Sébastien allowed himself to be inspired by what he had in front of him: piles of plates stacked in the sink, dirty socks spread out on the scratched floor, two beautiful children he has yet to domesticate… or is it him now who is being domesticated?"

The new track has emerged following the release of the song A Ballet at the end of January, ahead of his forthcoming album Domesticated. His last full album, the Brazilian flavoured L'Aventura was released in 2016 and since then he's been busy with projects including soundtracks and collaborating with Dita Von Teese on her debut album.

As for this release, his record company makes clear: "In his mind, he had only one ambition: gathering a fresh new guard of producers with the aim of crafting a new lush, futuristic pop sound, although still infused by his eternal and oh so special melodies."

Plans for live shows are currently - unsurprisingly - suspended, but Domesticated is released on May 29.