Confection (Sébastien Tellier album)
| Confection | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 14 October 2013 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 34:34 | |||
| Label | Record Makers | |||
| Sébastien Tellier chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Confection | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.5/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 68/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [3] |
| Clash | 9/10[4] |
| DIY | [5] |
| MusicOMH | [6] |
| NME | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10[8] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[9] |
Confection is the fifth studio album by French musician Sébastien Tellier, released on 14 October 2013 by Record Makers.
Background
Confection was partially inspired by the death of Tellier's grandmother. Some of the music on the album was intended to appear on a film soundtrack, but ended up not being used. In an interview with artistxite, Tellier noted: "You can say my grandmother's death as well as this nonexisting soundtrack had an impact on "Confection". To me this has been a super strange situation. I was full of love for my grandmother and full of dedication to this soundtrack; Confection is the result of both of these emotional conditions."[10]
Unlike Tellier's previous albums, Confection is a mostly instrumental album, with Tellier saying he conceived it as a film soundtrack.[11]
Critical reception
Confection was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 68, based on 12 reviews.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Adieu" | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Coco" | 2:51 |
| 3. | "L'amour naissant" | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Adieu mes amours" | 1:47 |
| 5. | "Hypnose" | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Waltz" | 2:21 |
| 7. | "Adieu comme un jeu" | 1:07 |
| 8. | "Delta romantica" | 2:17 |
| 9. | "Curiosa" | 1:15 |
| 10. | "L'amour naissant II" | 1:23 |
| 11. | "Coco et le labyrinthe" | 2:52 |
| 12. | "L'amour naissant III" | 4:34 |
| 13. | "Curiosa II" | 1:05 |
| 14. | "Le delta des mmours" | 2:16 |
| Total length: | 34:34 | |
Personnel
- Sébastien Tellier – vocals (3), piano, guitar, drums, bass, composer, producer
- Urszula Cuvellier – vocals (1)
- Thomas Naïm – guitar
- Tony Allen – drums
- Emmanuel D'Orlando – piano, arrangement
- Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra – horns, strings
- Oleg Kondratenko – conductor
- Georgi Hristovski – engineering
- Bastien Vandevelde – mixing
- Julien Torb – mixing
- Philippe Zdar – mixing
- Boban Apostolov – mixing
- Mrzyk & Moriceau – artwork
- Jean-Baptiste Mondino – photography
- Graphame – design
Charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 179 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 69 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 52 |
References
- ^ "AnyDecentMusic Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Adkins, Peter (22 November 2013). "Clash Review". Clash. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Ware, Gareth (19 July 2024). "DIY Review". DIY. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Murphy, John (6 November 2013). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Perry, Kevin (15 November 2013). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Raymer, Miles (7 November 2013). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Day, Laurence (5 November 2013). "The Line of Best Fit Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Interview with Sébastien Tellier: I cannot make music while feeling empty" (Interview). artistxite. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ "French electronica star Sébastien Tellier returns with new album release" (Interview). EuroVisionary. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Sébastien Tellier – Confection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Sébastien Tellier – Confection" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Sébastien Tellier – Confection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2023.