Plates Coutures

Plates Coutures ("Flat Sewings", defeated) is the fifth studio album by French rock band Matmatah. It was released in France on 3 March 2017. Marrée Haute ("High Tide") is the first extract of the eleven new songs. The album was released after a 9-year absence.

Plates Coutures
Studio album by
Matmatah
Released3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)
RecordedAugust 2016
VenueBrussels, Belgium
StudioICP Studios, Abbey Road Studios
GenreFrench rock
Length44:22
LanguageFrench and English
LabelLa Ouache Production
ProducerMatmatah & Bruno Green
Matmatah chronology
La Cerise
(2007)		 Plates Coutures
(2017)

Conception
Tristan Nihouarn and Éric Digaire back on stage in February 2017.

The album's recording began in secret as the members began working on the project one year before announcing the group's reformation. A new guitarist joined the band, Emmanuel Baroux, who collaborated with Axel Bauer and Astonvilla.[1]

Matmatah traveled to West Yorkshire, England to begin recording in August 2016.[2] Guitarist Bruno Green (Detroit) was in charge of production. In October, the songs were mixed at ICP studios in Brussels. Mastering took place at Abbey Road Studios in London.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tristan Nihouarn.

No.TitleLength
1."Nous y sommes"4:17
2."Lésine pas"2:52
3."Petite frappe"4:15
4."Marée haute"4:08
5."Toboggan"6:11
6."Retour à la normale"3:11
7."Ô ma beauté"4:18
8."Entre en lignes"4:15
9."Overcom"3:19
10."Margipop"3:11
11."Peshmerga"4:18

Personnel

Design
  • Emmanuel Baroux – guitars, keyboards, vocals
  • Éric Digaire – bass, guitars, keyboards, percussions, vocals
  • Benoît Fournier – drums, percussion, guitars, piano
  • Tristan Nihouarn – guitars, keyboards, harmonica, percussion, flute, vocals
  • Bruno Green – keyboards, guitars, percussions

Additional musicians
  • Gaëlle Kerrien – choirs (2, 11)
  • Gaëlle Bellaunay – choirs (2)
  • Morgane Mercier – choirs director (11), choirs (2, 11)
  • Ghislaine Bachelier, Odile Guillarmou, Nadia Le Goff, Grand Palladium – choirs (11)
  • Dana Colley – bass clarinet, saxophones (baritone, tenor and viola), flute, voice (5)
  • Sebastien Blanchon – trumpet (4, 6)
  • David Dupuis – trombone (6)
  • Jacopo Costa: cimbalum (4, 9)

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 49
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 22

References
  1. "Dix ans après, Matmatah remet le son !". Ouest-France (in French). 23 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. "Matmatah. Un 5e album en gestation". Le Telegramme (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  3. ""Marée haute" : Matmatah prend l'eau dans un clip pinçant et engagé". chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Matmatah – Plates Coutures" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  5. "Lescharts.com – Matmatah – Plates Coutures". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
External video
Official clip of "Marée haute"
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