L'Aventura
| L'Aventura | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 July 2014 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 53:26 | |||
| Label | Record Makers | |||
| Sébastien Tellier chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from L'Aventura | ||||
| ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| MusicOMH | [3] |
| NME | [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[7] |
| The Music | [8] |
L'Aventura (English: The Adventure) is the sixth studio album by French musician Sébastien Tellier, released on 17 July 2014 by Record Makers.
Background
The album was inspired by Tellier's childhood and Brazil, where the video to one of its songs, "L'adulte" (English: "The Adult"), is set in.[9] Tellier states: "For this album, I wanted to rewrite my childhood. I chose to set this adventure in Brazil, a country of splendor and joy with an eternally childlike soul." The album was recorded during the promotion period for Tellier's previous album Confection in the studios of Arthur Verocai, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Philippe Zdar.[10]
The album, consisting of ten tracks, is sung entirely in French.[11]
Critical reception
L'Aventura 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 70, based on 10 reviews.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love" | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Sous les rayons du soleil" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Ma Calypso" | 5:16 |
| 4. | "L'adulte" | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Ricky l'adolescent" | 5:05 |
| 6. | "Aller vers le soleil" | 5:29 |
| 7. | "Comment revoir Oursinet?" | 14:12 |
| 8. | "L'amour carnaval" | 2:57 |
| 9. | "Ambiance Rio" | 4:32 |
| 10. | "L'enfant vert" | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 53:26 | |
Personnel
- Sébastien Tellier – vocals, guitar, bass, composer, producer
- Daira Saboia – backing vocals
- Jurema de Cândia – backing vocals
- John Carroll Kirby – keyboards
- Johan Holmegard – drums
- Robertinho Silva – percussion
- Daniel Garcia – tenor saxophone, flute
- Dirceu Leite – flute
- Ana Catto – violin
- Ana de Oliveira – violin
- Andre Cunha – violin
- Her Agapito – violin
- Karolin Rosalie Broosch – violin
- Marco Catto – violin
- Pedro Mibielli – violin
- Priscila Rato – violin
- Déborah Cheyne – viola
- Eduardo Pereira – viola
- David Chew – cello
- Marcus Ribeiro – cello
- Arthur Verocai – arrangement, conductor
- David Mestre – engineering
- Mike Marsh – mastering
- Philippe Zdar – mixing
- Bastien Vandevelde – mixing
- Julien Torb – mixing
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 200 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 54 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 53 |
References
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Day, Laurence (14 July 2014). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Horner, Al (18 July 2014). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Cox, Jamieson (6 June 2014). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Bakare, Lanre (10 July 2014). "The Guardian Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Travers, Kate (3 July 2014). "The Line of Best Fit Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Farnell, Guido (10 July 2014). "The Music Review". The Music. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Sebastien Tellier – L'Adulte: new music". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ Maxime De Abreu (14 February 2014). ""L'aventura" : Sébastien Tellier annonce déjà un nouvel album". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ ""L'Aventura" : nos balades au Brésil avec Sébastien Tellier". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Sébastien Tellier – L'Aventura" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Sébastien Tellier – L'Aventura" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Sébastien Tellier – L'Aventura". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2023.