''Les failles'' () is the second studio album by French singer

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, released on November 1, 2019 through

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. The album was produced by Pomme and

Albin de la Simone Albin de la Simone (born in Amiens, Picardy, France on 14 December 1970) is a French singer-songwriter. He has released five albums since 2003, being nominated to the 2018 Victoires de la Musique in the ''Best Song Album (Meilleur album de cha ...

and the lyrics were all written by Pomme.

Promotion

Pomme presented ''Les failles'' in the radio broadcasting program Popopop! of

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, on October 29, 2019, where she performed the song "Je sais pas danser". In the program, Pomme announced a tour throughout France starting in January 2020. On August 30, "Je sais pas danser" was released as the first single of ''Les failles''. A month later, "Anxiété" was released as the second single of the album.

Critical reception

''Les failles'' received critical acclaim. ''

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'''s Sylvain Cormier said "this second album of the most ..is of a sober elegance, of an exquisite taste in restraint". Addict Culture's Camille Locatelli said that the album is "sort of sensitive diary that she reveals with modesty and poetry", adding that "it's an intriguing mix of

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and dream folk", and concluded that "''Les failles'' is a jewel burning with truth, to listen by the fireside or in the dark. Perfect for rocking your fall, so".

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from ''Les failles'' liner notes. Musicians *

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

(track 1, 3), acoustic guitar (track 2, 4, 6, 8, 10),

synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...

(track 9) *François Poggio –

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(track 1),

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(all tracks except 5, 9, 11) *

– arrangements, drum programming (track 1), synthesizer programming (track 1, 3, ), synthesizer (track 4, 7, 8),

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

(track 2, 6), piano (track 2, 6, 7, 10), organ (track 6, 7) *Raphael Chassin – drums (track 1, 4), percussion (track 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10) *Renée Largeron – vocals (track 10) Design *Ambivalently Yours –

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Production * Albin de la Simone –

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* Pomme – production * Ghyslain-Luc Lavigne – mixing,

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Promotion

Critical reception

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References