The Perlich Post: Paupière's Julia Daigle previews solo album with "Sur la haute colline"

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Paupière's Julia Daigle previews solo album with "Sur la haute colline"

"Sur la haute colline" is off Julia Daigle's forthcoming album "Un singe sur l'epaule" out Nov 5th via Lisbon Lux. Photo: David Canon

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Montreal-based artist Julia Daigle has just shared a new video for "Sur la haute colline" ("On The High Hill"), the latest single from her debut album, Un singe sur l'épaule ("A Monkey on the Back"), due out November 5th via Lisbon Lux Records.

Says Julia about the video for "Sur la haute colline":

"It is an assemblage of metaphorical images captured before the pandemic. The ambiguous relationship between Julia and the moon is portrayed in the form of a mysterious ritual, halfway between play and pursuit, between release and tension. The editing is cyclical, nervous and chaotic.

The lo-fi aesthetic approach is assumed and is situated like a grainy veil between the artist and the viewer, echoing the opacity of the symbolism present in the video." – Julia Daigle

Un singe sur l'épaule is the meeting of the world of singer Julia Daigle – the co-founder of Montreal synth-pop stars Paupière who has previously worked with Guillaume Ethier of Chocolat and Asaël Robitaille aka Bataille Solaire – and producer and multi-instrumentalist Domininic Vanchesteing (Bernardino Femminielli, Jeff and the Holograms, Plaza Musique). In their first collaboration, the duo share their common influences and their passion for storytelling. Combining contemporary alt pop with echoes of music from the past, they create a bucolic and elegant universe evocative of Charlotte Gainsbourg or even the 70's Quebec progressive band Contraction.

Julia Daigle will be releasing her debut album Un singe sur l'épaule via Lisbon Lux Records on November 5th. Check Julia's videos for "Sur la haute colline" and "Usage Domestique" followed by an audio clip of her fab four-song "Le Coin Plie" EP below.