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“I understand why some artists don’t want to show their true selves to the world, because you have to be strong to take on the negativity of the world,” she said. “But for me, showing your vulnerability in music is the opposite of being weak. It’s hard to show your true selves to the world and not hide. And with Mental, it was important to show what I was going through. It can be hard to listen to the lyrics of ‘Suicide,’ and it was even harder for me to sing that song over and over again and face those fears again. But I love being on top of my art on stage. I embrace every part of my body, my skin color, my hair, my beauty. It’s important for me to show that vulnerability so people can connect with me.”
Yseult describes Mental as “raw, urgent, and visceral,” and it’s hard to think of a better set of words to describe it—even with her track record of confessional songwriting, she’s never laid herself bare to the listener so explicitly before. (Well, except perhaps in her 2020 music video for “Bad Boy,” in which she’s suspended from the ceiling with nothing more than a set of BDSM shibari ropes.) On lead single “Suicide,” she sings with total, exhilarating abandon, her voice cracking and breaking, about a particularly dark night of the soul. (“God knows I tried to be good / This is the end,” she screams, before the coda hints at a glimmer of hope: “Can someone help me?”)
Another element of the project that helped Yseult break new ground was her decision to sing for the first time, mostly in English, which opened up a whole new world of genres: “rock, alternative, punk, techno, experimental,” she recalls breathlessly. “Sonically, I wanted to try something more ambitious – something very intense and bold – and I wanted to do something with a stadium sound.” Indeed, equally notable when it comes to the album’s sound is the strong presence of electric guitars, especially on “Stupid(e)” and “Cute,” which are brimming with punk-rock energy. “My background is more vulnerable and sensitive French classical songs, but I think in terms of my personality, in terms of my character, I’m a fucking punk,” Yseult says. “I don't care about the rules. I don't fit into the system. So that's the side that I want to show right now with this new project. I'm like, I'm going to put my fear aside, and I want to be a rock star, period. But I want to be, like, the black version.”
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