(Really) Formidable

With "Square Root" Sparkle album of musical intelligence - and intelligence tout court - Stromae really getting into the big leagues. By itself, the song "Wonderful", is enough to propel the album in the anthology of the French song. One finds in this piece of breathtaking manner, realistic accents and power of Brel, both in law and in particular if the phrasing of the singer.

The boulversant "Papaouté" or the superb "All the same" also stand out, like the tribute of "Ave Cesaria" or the very fun "Your Day". Some titles - "When is it? "For example - seem complex at first listen, but are proving equally effective.

In addition to writing an undeniable quality of its texts, "Square Root" is distinguished by particularly successful arrangements - a kind of marvelous "electronic band" - and a consistent style that give a true common indentity to 13 tracks.