A little less than a year ago in Bordeaux, our LPs decked the exterior pillars of the Cathedral of St Andrew, played with dogs in Meriadeck, visited the foyer of the Labor Exchange, were celebrated with laughter and games by the Icart students. And while 2021 was not an effervescent year, it was an emotional one in many ways.

In 2002, the label was nascent, or at least not very old, our mind still thinking about the Tà Nung raspberries. We had two feet in this twisted music industry. We’d already understood that we had to take it slow, standing on tiptoe, even a little backward perhaps. The circus, the parade, the puppets were not for us, they made us laugh rather hollowly. We formed many bonds, found many supports, many alert and sensitive ears, many outstretched hands. And then there was the music...loaded with joy, emotion and pain. There is a highly subjective side, quite self-centered in the end, in being constantly willing to champion the artists who transport us, bring us to life and help us to move forward. But without bias, there is no soul.

This album by L’Altra has taken shape over years, inviting itself regularly, not just the afternoons, often the evenings, at dawn, on the waves. It was there, present, knocking on the door, a little insistent. It felt quite right. Today, Talitres offers a new shelter to "In The Afternoon", humbly, but with great pride.

Talitres Holiday Sale 2021:

 20 % OFF (discount does not apply to 2021 releases, bundles and pre-orders). This discount will be applied automatically during the validation of the shopping cart (no code necessary).
 Free Talitres T-Shirt with physical orders of 40 € or more.
 Sweatshirt Talitres, capsule edition (Blue Navy or Grey). Very limited edition (10 pc only per color)
 New Bundle Offers: The Apartments / Will Samson / Will Stratton — Raoul Vignal / Laish / Stranded Horse — Emily Jane White / Eko & Vinda Folio / Flotation Toy Warning
 Offer valid till January 11th, 2022.

Following the release of their orchestral pop debut "Once", Maxwell Farrington & Le SuperHomard will play in Paris, at Les Étoiles, Nov. 19th, 2022.

19.11: Maxwell Farrington & Le SuperHomard, Paris, Les Étoiles; tickets there.

And oh...what a pleasure !, "Once" is also back in stock in vinyl format, available from the Talitres webstore or via Bandcamp.

There is soft and cottony music that can border on mannerism. There are compositions which can quickly become suffocating by brandishing fragility as a standard. L’Altra’s music happily overcome these shortcomings.

Folk, post-rock, chamber music, jazz… so many qualifiers can describe the music of the American band. So many qualifiers for so many shortcuts.

Released in the spring of 2002 on the late Chicago label Aesthetics Records, “In the Afternoon", the second album by L’Altra, exudes nostalgia and sensuality, evokes travel and the great outdoors. The pastoral beauty of this record speaks to our senses. Here, peaceful melodies, instrumental textures and atmospheres bursting with insidious and luminous melancholy unfold, as if we were celebrating a bygone carelessness.

Almost two decades later, the intertwined songs by Lindsay Anderson and Joseph Costa resonate as they did when first cut. And that’s one of the highlights of this album: standing the test of time.

“In the Afternoon” is released by Talitres in a remastered version (double vinyl and digital) expanded with four additional tracks. Artwork revisited by Jeremy Chateau (Talitres) & Joseph Desler Costa (L’Altra). Release, dec. 10th, 2021.

Available for pre-order from our web shop or via Bandcamp.

Version 2LP red opaque vinyl, limited edition 600 ex + classic black vinyl* (* 10 % OFF till the end of the pre-order campaign, dec. 10th, 2021).

L’Altra “In the Afternoon” 1. Soft Connection 2. Certainty 3. Black Arrow 4. A Delicate Flower 5. Traffic 6. Ways Out 7. Moth in Rain 8. Broken Mouths 9. Afternoon Sun 10. Goodbye Music Bonus Tracks: 11. Tragically Older 12. Unperfect Storm 13. Leave It All Again 14. Traditionally Him

We are happy to announce that Emily Jane White will be supporting gorgeous Faroese songwriter Eivør on the following North American Tour Dates !

Via Arte Concerts & Sombrero Productions, Australian singer Maxwell Farrington and French musician Christophe Vaillant (aka Le Superhomard) perform their album "Once" at La Route du Rock Festival in Brittany. Splendid !

Maxwell Farrington & Le SuperHomard at La Route du Rock Festival (Cancale, Théâtre de Verdure) on Arte TV. All the fall tour dates will be announced soon.