Vinyl | Olivier Lorquin: A Strange Journey

Rock is not dead. This statement, which at first glance seems commonplace, accurately summarizes Olivier Lorquin's new album. Composed of 10 tracks, "La drôle de route" echoes the classics of the genre, without falling into cliché.

Today at the head of the Musée Maillol, Olivier Lorquin, who had released several albums on WEA and CBS with the Marseille band La Connection Marseillaise and commissioned Frank Margerin for the covers, returns to his passion for music. Accompanied by his long-time companions, Olivier Kowalski, Frank Margerin, Claude Gassian, and joined by a new important recruit, Yan Péchin, Bashung's guitarist, he recorded an opus that is both modern and inspired by his lifelong musical loves (Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran). Alternating between energetic tracks and romantic ballads, this cross-generational album is a true ode to rock.