The first of three sold-out nights at the Olympia in Paris gets underway tonight for the mightly Feu!
Chatterton, marking the end of their tour promoting their Palais d'argile album.
While Palais d'argile is the band's third album, last month saw the release of the double album Live à Paris 2022, recorded at the Zénith de Paris on April 14 last year.
There's a ten-track double vinyl release, a limited edition four-disc vinyl version of the collection which expands it to 18 tracks, all these tracks included on the double CD version.
There are tracks from their previous three albums, from their remarkable 2015 debut Ici le jour (a tout enseveli) like Côte Concorde, Boeing and La Malinche, some from 2018's L'Oiseleur including Souvenir and Sari D'Orcino, but material from Palais d'argile obviously dominates, which is frankly no bad thing given that the album is one of the best releases in recent years.
Among the tracks is a previously unreleased version of L'Affiche Rouge, a song originally by Léo Ferré based on a text by surrealist poet Louis Aragon.
It's been astonishing to see Feu! Chatterton's rise, fulfilling the promise of their early work. A band who have always been articulate yet approachable, grounded in the traditions of French chanson but unafraid to take things in a new modern direction.
Feu! Chatterton are an extraordinary band who have enjoyed an extraordinary 12 months. The Palais d'argile tour may be coming to an end, but hopefully, we can look forward to more activity in 2023.
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