Christine & The Queens is currently at work on her third album, which she says is sounding “vast, hopeful and ambitious”.
HĂ©loĂŻse Letissier followed up her acclaimed second album ‘Chris‘ with the recent EP and short film ‘La Vita Nuova‘.
Having exorcised a feeling of “sadness” on the EP, Letissier says she is now looking to something a little more optimistic as she works on a new record while in coronavirus lockdown.
âMy original plan was to be in the US right now to promote my EP,” she said, in an interview with NME. “I was going to do some American TV, stick around in LA and do some sessions with musicians. I decided to take this [the lockdown] as a sign to write a lot on my own first instead. It feels a lot like the usual process when I start a new album.
“The mindset is different, because on my third album Iâm looking for something very vast and hopeful.â

As for the tone and themes of her next record, Chris revealed: “The new songs are surprisingly hopeful, and Iâve never described myself as that. Itâs upsetting because I donât know how to deal with that! Iâve always said I have a French tormented soul. I have a cool concept for the record, I think. I love a concept.
âItâs sounding really spacious and ambitious. It feels like taking a huge leap forward. Itâs also possible that maybe Iâm just being really delusional in lockdown. Right now Iâm like, âThis is awesome!â Maybe later Iâll be like, âAh, this is shitâŠâ.â
She added: âI think of everything like a novelist. Everything has a progression. âLa Vita Nuovaâ is a weird chapter â itâs super poetic and super dense. It allows the transition to the next chapter. It immediately got me thinking about the next record and I immediately want to release another EP, so here it goesâŠâ

As well as revealing her desire to collaborate with the likes of Rosalia, MGMT and Tame Imapala’s Kevin Parker, Chris also told NME about her life in lockdown and plans for the future.
Christine & The Queens has recently been delivering intimate performances from her home while in lockdown, and has also shared covers of âBlinding Lightsâ by The Weeknd, Steve Lacyâs âN Side’ and a rendition of Bill Withers’ ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ in tribute to the late icon.
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