Woodkid, aka Yoann Lemoine, the critically renowned French musician, director and producer behind acclaimed videos for Lana Del Rey's Blue Jeans and Born To Die, Drake & Rihanna's Take Care and Katy Perry's Teenage Dream, steps out from behind the camera with the release of his debut album The Golden Age on March 19th.
With The Golden Age, we follow the life and loves of a young boy as he grows into manhood and ultimately reaches a tragic end. Says the singer-songwriter-keyboardist-producer of his soaring, often orchestral songs: "I want people to feel like heroes when they hear my music." Fans will have the chance to hear him perform live on a European tour this spring and summer as well as in the U.S. on May 8th at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.The eagerly awaited album follows Woodkid's 2011 EP Iron, the video of which attracted more than 25 million views on YouTube, and the 2012 EP Run Boy Run, of which the video just recently was nominated for a Grammy as best Short Form Music Video in 2013.The Golden Age was written and produced by Woodkid and among the 14-track set one can also find the lead single "I Love You," released earlier this year. According to NME magazine "his debut, is full of the multi-instrumentalism, Antony Hegarty vocals and super-clean production". The Sunday Times finds "intense songs paired with magnificent visuals" on the album whereas The Sun describes The Golden Age as epic as the promo for Born To Die [Woodkid] made for Lana last year". The Clash Magazine classifies "this painfully impeccable solo debut" by Woodkid as a "mosaic [...] soaring from alien-movie soundtracks to the show tunes of Rufus Wainwright or Elton John" that "is an utterly grandiose project, incorporating organ, church bells, Taiko drums, timpani, brass, strings, woodwind - a fully orchestral work, bravely centering on Woodkid's voice."For the latest Woodkid news, please visit http://woodkid.com, http://www.facebook.com/WoodkidMusic, and Twitter @Woodkid
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