Haim, U.S. Girls, Domenique Dumont: Discover This Week's Hot New Albums!

This week also sees new releases from Rémi Klein and Loyle Carner.

Haim I Quit (Polydor/Universal)

Haim continues to blend familiar references with unique flair, a feat effortlessly handled by the Californian sisters as they navigate their romantic disillusionments and their aversion to prevalent sexism. Perhaps they’re quitting everything, but our dedication to them remains steadfast.

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By Sophie Rosemont

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Rémi Klein Friend in Need (Tricatel)

The album combines lush arrangements, retro orchestrations, and modern finesse. Everything is meticulously crafted: Rémi Klein composes, arranges, and produces in a hands-on approach that brings a tangible warmth. Friend in Need is an engaging, extravagant record that unexpectedly captures the heart. It oscillates between pop dreams and blurry memories of a beloved childhood film whose name escapes us. Romantic and humorous, it’s one of the summer’s delightful surprises.

By Arnaud Ducome

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U.S. Girls Scratch It (4AD/Wagram)

Choosing a nearly twelve-minute odyssey as the lead single, which starts as a twilight Americana ballad (honoring a lost friend) and transforms into a disco-funk celebration complete with a harmonica solo and vintage keyboards, was a bold move. Bookends excellently represents this clever album that dips into various moods without ever losing cohesion.

By Noémie Lecoq

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Domenique Dumont Deux paradis (Antinote/Rush Hour)

Moving away from previous influences of bossa nova and Afro rhythms, Deux Paradis explores dub with synthpop interludes. It opens with Enchantia, featuring reggae beats and echoing vocals, and transitions into Amants ennemis, a playful nod to Oliver Cheatham’s Get Down Saturday Night. It shows a soft spot for eighties French pop with Bonjour tristesse, flirts with mutant techno in Visages visages, and concludes gracefully with the experimental Visiteur de la nuit.

By Patrick Thévenin

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