Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

61 /100
Foothills
Higher than 23% of albums we've rated

The acoustic reworkings make the duo’s vocal interplay newly prominent, but the long survey of existing songs gives the album less identity as a standalone work.

What we noticed

  • The 21 tracks revisit Brigitte songs in stripped-back arrangements, putting the two voices ahead of the fuller pop production associated with the originals.
  • The running order moves between songs from different periods of the duo’s catalogue rather than following one album’s sequence, and closes with “Paris.”
  • With the instrumentation pared down, the vocal lines and their close harmonies carry much of the arrangement.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
5/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Insomniaque 2:51
  • 2 Sous la lune 1:33
  • 3 Battez-vous 3:46
  • 4 Le Chat 3:11
  • 5 Souriais-tu ? 3:13
  • 6 Zelda 2:49
  • 7 Mon intime étranger 3:26
  • 8 Carnivore 3:37
  • 9 Sauver ma peau 3:55
  • 10 Jesus Sex Symbol 4:22
  • 11 La Morsure 2:05
  • 12 Pendant que les champs brûlent 3:12
  • 13 Habanera 3:04
  • 14 Hier encore 2:35
  • 15 A bouche que veux-tu 5:27
  • 16 Le goût du sel de tes larmes 4:08
  • 17 Je veux un enfant 2:27
  • 18 Plurielle 4:33
  • 19 Palladium 4:18
  • 20 Samia Olivera Gaoling Bintou et moi 0:47
  • 21 Paris 2:41

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata