Aubades (album)

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Aubades
Jean-Michel Blais - Aubades.png
Studio album by
Jean-Michel Blais
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2022
GenreNeoclassical
Length41:59
LabelArts & Crafts
Jean-Michel Blais chronology
Dans ma main
(2018) 		Aubades
(2022)

Aubades is the third studio album from French-Canadian pianist and composer Jean-Michel Blais, released on February 4, 2022, via Arts & Crafts.[1] It received extensive coverage from national Canadian media,[2][3] and a positive critical reception.[4][5] Exclaim! wrote, "On the new album from the esteemed post-classical pianist, Blais is in perpetual bloom, moved by life's beauty and nature's song."[6]

The album was longlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize.[7]

Track listing[]

Aubades track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Murmures"5:06
2."Passepied"3:51
3."Nina"3:14
4."Flâneur"2:12
5."Ouessant"3:55
6."If You Build It, They Will Come"4:24
7."Amour"4:37
8."Yanni"4:40
9."Absinthe"2:49
10."Carrousel"2:28
11."Doux"4:47
Total length:41:59

Notes

  • All track titles are stylized in all lowercase.[8]

Charts[]

Chart performance for Aubades
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 14

References[]

  1. ^ "Jean-Michel Blais Crafts Lush, Life-Affirming Compositions on 'aubades'". exclaim.ca. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Jean-Michel Blais turns pandemic depths into defiantly uplifting new album". CBC. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Jean-Michel Blais passe à l'orchestration sur Aubades , un tonique pour l'esprit". ICI.Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  4. ^ "Jean-Michel Blais ~ aubades". aclosterlisten.com. 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ Honeycomb, Jay (13 February 2022). "Aubades by Jean-Michel Blais (Album Review)". notransmission.com.
  6. ^ Bryson, Chris (2 February 2022). "Jean-Michel Blais Crafts Lush, Life-Affirming Compositions on 'aubades'". Exclaim!.
  7. ^ Allie Gregory, "Here's the 2022 Polaris Music Prize Long List". Exclaim!, June 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "Jean-Michel Blais - aubades - Arts & Crafts shop". Arts & Crafts. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  9. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of February 19, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
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