• Maxwell Farrington & Le SuperHomard

Biography

“I listened to a song that Maxwell sent me and said to myself, ‘this guy is incredible, I must work with him’,” says Christophe Vaillant who performs as Le SuperHomard.

His latest record, a collaboration with Australian singer Maxwell Farrington, was born from an instantaneous connection the pair felt when they met during a joint concert at La Boule Noire, on the MaMA Festival in 2019. During Farrington’s sound check, he sang an a capella version of a song by Burt Bacharach. This led to an engaging conversation between the two musicians, who discussed their common passion for Sean O’Hagan, Lee Hazlewood and Scott Walker. “Well we can all agree that there’s no seduction more powerful than common taste in music,” says Farrington. “Soon after that gig Christophe asked me to write lyrics for him, which I did obligingly. From there I asked him to arrange one of my songs.”

It was clear the two had a lot in common in terms of taste but musically they soon sparked too, sending things back and forth until the sketching of an album emerged. “I sent off a few demos to Christophe down in the south of France and he just picked out whatever songs he felt were good,” says Farrington. “Christophe has a saying: There are no bad songs, only bad arrangements; and we only had good songs, so it was smooth sailing.”

The result is a seamless collaboration from two people who share a great musical intuition. Marrying Farrington’s rich baritone croon with Vaillant’s deft yet stirring compositions and you’re left with a record that feels like a lost classic. Whilst those influences they initially bonded over are clear on the record, it goes beyond being a simple ode to them. As Le SuperHomard - whose 2019 debut album received great critical praise (“A sparkling debut" 4* - Mojo ) - Vaillant exercised his clear pop chops via dreamy synth grooves and sparkling melodies. Here that craft is equally on display, albeit with a tonal shift towards more orchestral pop, with lush, sweeping strings lifting songs as equally as tender strums of guitar keep them propped up. Combined with Farrington’s endlessly infectious vocals, the pair have landed on something that owes as much to the music’s rich history as it does to contemporary sounds.


Discography
Please, Wait...

Album , CD, VINYL, Digital
TAL130 — 2024


    Please, Wait …, their sophomore album, emerges from a profound collaborative evolution, contrasting with Once, which was crafted remotely during the lockdown. This album is steeped in shared experiences from two years of touring, showcasing a symbiotic musical evolution between Maxwell and Christophe. In the fall of 2022, they began laying down initial tracks, seeking new sonic landscapes. They formed a novel partnership with the Nancy Opera and later reimagined and rerecorded the album at L’Autre Canal with opera and conservatory musicians. This cross-pollination of classical and contemporary sounds has imbued the album with a fresh grandeur, elevating it through the incorporation of strings, brass, woodwinds, and eclectic instruments like pedal steel in “Postprandial Promenade,” theremin in “Plat du Jour,” and an array of enchanting synthesizers.

    Please, Wait … is not just an album; it’s a journey into the realm of the senses, an invitation to a dreamscape where listeners are free to find their own meaning. This record is a testament to beauty and modern hedonism, crafted by artists who live and breathe the epicurean ethos.


    • I Had It All
    • Mini-album , CD, LP, Vinyl
    • TAL123 — 2022
    • Once
    • Album , CD, LP, Digital
    • TAL119 — 2021

    Tours
    Nîmes (30) / FR
    Paloma

    Toulon (83) / FR
    Théâtre Denis

    Toulouse (82) / FR
    Metronum - Toulouse (82)

    Paris / FR
    La Maroquinerie

    Oignies (62) / FR
    9-9bis / Grande Chaufferie

    Saint Quentin (02) / FR
    La Manufacture

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