Laetitia Sadier (of Stereolab) Shares New Song “Who + What”
Rooting For Love Out February 23rd via Drag City
February 05, 2024
Photo by Marie Merlet
Stereolab singer Laetitia Sadier is releasing a new solo album, Rooting For Love, on February 23 via Drag City. Now he's shared another new song from it, album opener “Who + What.” Listen below and her upcoming tour dates follow.
A press release describes the song in more detail: “'Who + What' is nothing less than a transformative sonic balm to aid the evolution of Earth's wounded civilizations. The song is a gently piercing Q&A led by Laetitia's unrelenting vocal presence as she and a group of women and men dubbed The Choir create flowery vocal arrangements based on a cinematic soundtrack. The regular reappearance of The Choir throughout Rooting For Love enriches the harmonic fields in which Laetitia plays, while reminding us that this music speaks to a critical mass in crisis.”
Rooting For Love is its sequel Find me and I'll find you, which was released under the name Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble in 2017 via Drag City. The new album includes “New Moon”, a new song shared in 2021 (the time the new album was released in 2022). “New Moon” was one of the songs of the week. When the album was announced in November, Sadier shared the song “Une Autre Attente” via a music video. It was also one of the songs of the week. He then shared another new song from it, the lush “Panser L'unacceptable,” via a music video. “Panser L'inacceptable” was again one of the songs of the week.
The album features bassist Xavi Muñoz, among other players. Hannes Plattemier and Emma Mario took turns mixing the tracks Rooting For Love.
In 2021, Sadier was a guest on Jarvis Cocker's cover of Dalida's 1973 duet with Alain Delon, “Paroles, Paroles”. Featured on Cocker's album, Chansons D'Ennui Tip-Topwhich was a companion piece to the Wes Anderson film, The French mission.
Also read our 2014 interview with Sadier or our 2010 interview where Sadier and Deerhunter's Bradford Cox interviewed each other.
Laetitia Sadier tour Dates 2024:
Sat. March 2 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Mon March 4th – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall *
Tue., Mar. 5 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza *
Marry. March 6 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret *
Fri., Mar. 8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *
Sat. March 9 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake *
Mon March 11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club *
Tue March 12th – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle #
Marry. March 13 – Detroit, MI @ Third Man
Fri March 15th – Toronto, ON @ Garrison
Sat. March 16 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
Marry. March 20 – Brooklyn, NY @ National Sawdust ^
Thu Mar 21 – Boston, MA @ Arts at the Armory ^
Fri March 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's ^
Sat. March 23 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd ^
Mon March 25th – Atlanta, GA @ The EARL
Tue Mar 26 – Nashville, TN @ Blue Room
Thu March 28 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall Upstairs %
Fri March 29 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada %
Sat. March 30 – Austin, TX @ Parish %
Tue Apr 2 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge %
Marry. April 3 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet's %
Thu Apr 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon %
Fri Apr 5 – Big Sur, CA @ Fernwood Tavern %
Mon Apr 8 – San Juan, PR @ Club 77
* with Susan James
# w/ Radio International
^ with the storefront church
% with Sofia Bolt
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