With « J’attends l’Été », Paul Péchenart delivers an album that is both sensitive and robust, a work where relief is born from the constant alliance between shadow and light. Like a hybrid genre film, this album unfolds as a dramatic comedy where each track constitutes a sequence inhabited by life. The melancholy that permeates the general atmosphere is regularly pierced by flashes of radiant enthusiasm, creating a thematic depth that is rare in today’s landscape.
Release date: February 13, 2026 – PRE-SALE NOW
3 singles : J’attends l’été : 9 january, Regarder la mer : 23 january, La nuit devant moi : 03 february
It is from the fabric of everyday life that the artist draws his raw material, offering the listener a collection of stories and sensations experienced with singular acuity. The co-founder of the legendary DOGS affirms his identity as an authentic guitarist, viscerally attached to a raw truth without artifice, faithful to the alternative scenes that forged his path. His pen, with limpid clarity, casts a gaze upon the world that is as lucid as it is empathetic.
Far from vain complexity, the work favors brevity and spontaneity without ever sacrificing meticulous detail. The production, rich in a subtlety that is tamed over successive listens, gradually reveals the elegance of a riff or the new resonance of a verse. By dexterously handling a few essential ingredients, Paul Péchenart manages to craft true sonic delicacies, proving that simplicity is often the shortest path to emotion.
Paul Péchenart: Vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, punkulele.
Paul Péchenart Junior: Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, percussion, electronic tools/devices.
Esteban Avellan: Electric bass, electric guitar with and without e-bow.
Théo Bertou: Drums, percussion.
François Casaÿs: Various and diverse keyboards.
Lyrics and Music: Paul Péchenart.
Arrangements: Paul Péchenart Junior, Esteban Avellan, and Théo Bertou.
Production: The two Paul Péchenarts, Esteban Avellan, and Théo Bertou.
Studio: Recording, mixing, and mastering at « Accès digital » in Rouen by François Casaÿs.
Photography: Vincent Gilot, Maxime Cwiakala, and Julien Castres.
Sleeve Design: Carole Cettolin.
