Geneviève Racette, No Water, No Flowers : Part 2 Review

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Geneviève Racette, No Water, No Flowers : Part 2 Review

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Geneviève Racette is a singer-songwriter from Montreal, Quebec. She was nominated for Emerging Artist of the Year at the Sirius XM Indies Awards in 2015, she has had the opportunity to participate in a residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and has shared the stage with the likes of Damien Robitaille, François Lachance, Valérie Carpentier, Ben Kunder and others. No Water, No Flowers is Racette’s first bilingual album being released in three parts; Part One was released in February, Part Two on April 5 and the full album on May 24, 2019.  Pre-production of the album began at the Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity in October 2018 with François-Pierre Lue and Luc Herrmann. Following Banff, the final production transpired at Hotel 2 Tango Montreal with musicians Luc Herrmann (guitar and mandolin), Philippe Fleury (drums), Jeanne Corpataux-Blache (upright bass), Francis Veillette (pedal steel and banjo), Ariane Vaillancourt (piano) and producer François-Pierre Lue and engineer Shae Brossard.

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Positives:

Racette sings with a delicacy to her voice, that taps into a place of genuine emotions, she effortlessly transports the listener to a comfortable place filled with atmospheric moods, covering themes of life, death, grief, love and travels.

Bottom Line:

Racette has created a compelling listen throughout. “Magnetic Love” portrays the raw emotion that can happen when a lost love does not lose its connection even though you fight to make it so. Racette sings: “what’s it going to take to break this hold you have on me? I know it’s a mistake to lean in...but eventually…” Racette is poignant and equally poised. On “Mille fois par jour,” she once again explores the many facets of love of a different kind. She was going through the passing of a loved one, yet the song can be fitting for any relationship you miss deeply. The song talks about the feeling of heartbreak, one thousand times a day brought on by different things that surround you. “In Your Arms,” has more of a self-love theme. While participating in a residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity she began to reminisce on all of the amazing opportunities music has brought into her life, including travel, the shows and the people. Themes of love, in its many emotional settings are conveyed by Racette on her upcoming album. Her depth as an artist is on full display making for a delightful listen. Racette is one to watch on the emerging artist scene. That’s the short of it!

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