Jay-Jay Johanson - Backstage

With constantly renewed inspiration, Jay-Jay signs with "Backstage" what is already his 15th album. It features the fundamental bases of his musical universe: jazz, trip hop, pop, and sometimes even a few touches of easy listening.
The first single, the soaring "How Long Do you Think We're Gonna Last?", introduces a delightful soul music, somewhat new among Jay-Jay's first 14 albums.
On "Backstage," and for the first time in his discography, Jay-Jay presents a song entirely sung in French and dedicated to Rimbaud. The lyrics are by the French writer Renaud Santa Maria.
Already featured on several tracks in his discography, Jay-Jay invites his partner Laura Delicata on the catchy "Glue," a track whose progressive strangeness ends its journey on a "house music" coda.
Finally, Jay-Jay delivers a personal version of "Lujon," the cult song, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its composer Henry Mancini.
Recorded in Stockholm during the winter of 2024, the album was mastered in Paris by the essential Alex Gopher (Air, Phoenix, Bob Sinclar…).

01.    Trompe L'Œil        
02.    Backstage        
03.    Ten Little Minutes        
04.    Rimbaud        
05.    How Long Do you Think We're Gonna Last?        
06.    The Caretaker        
07.    Together Again        
08.    Glue        
09.    We've Only Just Begun        
10.    Lujon        
11.    Ashtray        
12.    The Thunder Continues to Rumble

EN :
With ‘Backstage’, Jay-Jay has already released his 15th album, and his inspiration is constantly renewed. Here we find the fundamental elements of his musical universe: jazz, triphop, pop and even a touch of Easy Listening.