Woodkid

S16

This album is truly beautiful...Woodkid still uses his classical arrangements but they're much more stripped back and elevated here, which gives a lot of these slow ballads a cinematic feeling. There are some nice vocal samples and even sharp, industrial beats at times to give the tracklisting variety, however I find myself drawn most to Lemoine's slow burners, where its just his voice over a building string arrangement. In Your Likeness resonates with me quite a lot, one of my favourite songs ... read more

My first time listening to this talented guy "WOODKID" his craftsmanship chamber pop merged with Magnificent electronic production it's like a tracklist for an apocalyptic end of the world movie so cinematic and well written. Songs like In your likeness so relatable the production mwah the Reactor song -the chanting child-like choir was everything we needed so many cool songs . He has an artful aesthetic won't be surprised cos he started off as a music video director his vocals are ... read more

Created in no hurry, 7 years after Woodkid's 1st album, preceded by several collaborations with other artists, S16 served as reaffirmation to Woodkid's evolution as an artist, not just in terms of sound but also in terms of narrative.

His bombastic neo-folk ambitions have mutated into a short of hybrid R&B/industrial/orchestral style, that sounds softer and more mellow as his early work's monumental, military drums and snares are replaced with elegant beats decorated with rattling metallic ... read more

☆top five☆
1. highway 27
2. pale yellow
3. goliath
4. drawn to you
5. enemy