Klô Pelgag

Abracadabra

CD

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With 'Abracadabra', Klô Pelgag has fun whilst interrogating her own certainties and anxieties, in a powerful manifesto in search of meaning. An album that reaffirms her phenomenal abilities as a composer, arranger, producer and instrumentalist, and makes her one of the outstanding creative forces of her generation.

Abracadabra, like a quest for the absolute, like a desire to believe in something. For all the knots you have to untie to free yourself and...

Abracadabra, like a quest for the absolute, like a desire to believe in something. For all the knots you have to untie to free yourself and reveal who you really are, fearless and shameless. A formula you wish could fix everything, instantly resolving all problems. A word you repeat while staring out of the window. Maybe if you keep saying it long enough, it’ll open a door inside of you? Abracadabra, a ridiculous yet beautiful word that would save you from having to make the effort to help your neighbour or to help yourself. Abracadabra, a word that makes me want to untangle it and to which I’d like to assign a new meaning. Abracadabra, like this magic pill prescribed by my doctor to sleep, like my phone that stops me from overthinking when my mind is going to pieces, like the alcohol that comforts me and gives me back this joy that escapes me too often. And in this quest for the absolute and for meaning, in this endless pursuit of fun, there is the desire to create something I’m unfamiliar with but that resembles me somehow. Music that pierces my soul as fiercely as my emotions, like I’m standing on the edge of a cliff and constantly about to fall, creating the urge to write. And every which way and probably forever, I’ll try to capture this intangible, unspeakable thing, this fleeting feeling that sometimes makes me want to be silly and say it: here we go, abracadabra  

Each new album by Klô Pelgag reestablishes her unique place in the Francophone cultural landscape. “Abracadabra” is no exception. From the first notes, the music displays more refined contrasts, and the lyrics feature more precise, powerful, poetic images. Conveying equal parts fragility and complexity, the melodies fragment, only to reappear transfigured. Klô Pelgag’s elegant voice is front and centre, as she uses it in various exploratory ways. She refuses to stagnate and she knows how to surprise and to find magic. With “Abracadabra” Klô Pelgag hopes to make the world less harsh with a simple formula. She has fun while interrogating her own certainties and anxieties, looking for meaning. This album confirms her sensational skills as a composer, arranger and musician, which make her one of the most distinctive creative forces of her generation. 

Product Details

Packaging
4-panel jacket with folded accordion insert.
Label
Secret City Records
Release date
October 11, 2024

Production Credits

Recording Engineers
Klô Pelgag / Pierre Girard
Mixing
Pierre Girard
Mastering
Marc Thériault

Musicians

Klô Pelgag
Vocals / Piano / Synths / Bass Synthesizer / Rythmic Programming / Omnichord / Claps / Clic
Étienne Dupré
Bass / Synths / Bass Synthesizer / Drum Machine / Timpani / Shakers
Pete Pételle
Drums / Percussions / Claps / Drum Machine
Virginie Reid
Piano / Synths
François Zaïdan
Guitar / Synths / Flute / Omnichord
Mélanie Bélair / Mélanie Vaugeois / Vanessa Marcoux / Anastasia Virlan / Christian Prévost / Chantal Bergeron
Violin
Annie Gadbois / Jean-Christophe Lizotte
Cello
Ligia Paquin / Véronique Vanier
Viola
Guillaume Bourque
Clarinet / Bass clarinet / Tenor saxophone / Baritone saxophone
Vénus Gagnon
Vocals

Composition Credits

All songs were written and composed by
Chloé Pelletier Gagnon