KID FRANCESCOLI, leader of the French Riviera Touch is back with the stellar album SUNSET BLUE. After a first sold-out world tour (over 200 concerts in Europe, USA, Asia…), and successful hits such as Nopalitos, Blow Up or Moon (now certified diamond, with more than 200 million streams), the Marseille-based producer, crooner, and multi-instrumentalist, Mathieu Hocine, is eager to share his most accomplished LP ever. This fine collection of soulful songs honors his Mediterranean roots, with elegant and pop melodies. His most recent success and the creation of his first original soundtrack with AZURO, installed him as one of the best French songwriters of his generation, with a unique signature sound. With his new musical gem, Mathieu Hocine unveils 11 elegant tunes of his finest craft: sunbathed French Touch (Run Run, 1986), romantic chillwave (Corsica), uplifting synthpop (You Are Everywhere, Like Magic), electronic-soul (Casino Soul), cinematic disco (Solaris), cosmic R&B (Sweet and Sour, Take Time),… Everything is in this record.

For the first time ever, Kid Francescoli paid tribute to his mixed origins with his collaboration with world-renowned lute and mandolin player Hakim Hamadouche (Rachid Taha, Patti Smith, Brian Eno, Tricky…), who added Algerian patterns to the introspective songs Drift in Blue and The Morning After. Created in the midst of the world tour, SUNSET BLUE is a direct result of the life energy and fans’ joyful vibes: going back to the studio after smiling, singing, and dancing with people all around the world inevitably gave Kid Francescoli the desire to retranscribe this ecstatic feeling in the music. This album is a sensitive experience, from sunrise to sunset, from the first track to the last one. It’s an exploration of an everlasting summer, reaching its climax in the very final seconds of the track Corsica, making us want to press play and dive into this jewel all over again. A beautiful cosmic trip, whether you like to stay in bed cocooning, to travel far, far away, or to dance ’till dawn, to catch the first rays of light.

1. Run Run (a-seite)
2. You Are Everywhere
3. Casino Soul
4. Sweet And Sour
5. 1986
6. Drift In Blue
7. Take Time (b-seite)
8. Solaris
9. Like Magic
10. The Morning After
11. Corsica