Christine and the Queens releases new song and video for "5
dollars", from her forthcoming, second album, Chris; out
September 21. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
CHRISTINE
AND THE QUEENS
NEW SONG + VIDEO "5 DOLLARS"
- OUT NOW HERE NEW ALBUM CHRIS -
SEPTEMBER 21
Christine
and The Queens releases "5 dollars," the latest single
to be lifted from her forthcoming, eagerly anticipated second
album, Chris (out September 21 via Because
Music / Capitol Records). The song arrives accompanied by a
powerful video, by Colin Solal Cardo, who directed the video
for "Doesn't
matter," released last month to critical acclaim.
Christine
and the Queens - 5 dollars (Official Music Video)
"The
song is so tender, so disheveled," explains Christine. "It's
dealing with some kind of love - the kind you can buy. It's
a literal interpretation. A note for a shag - how surprisingly
soothing this can be! The power ratio runs clear, like water
in your hands; it becomes a pure gesture of love, of ultimate
consent."
In the video, described as "American Gigolo with a twist,"
Christine investigates and takes on the role of the outcast,
those who exist on the invisible margins, and is seen getting
ready, though for what and for whom is left unsaid. "The
closet is segmented into two racks - suits and bondage. From
there, I wouldn't advise to conclude anything too drastic, since
you're glaring yourself, in an obscene fashion - voyeur. The
hustler is also someone that allows you to project onto him
or her, before disappearing to leave you alone with your phantasmes."
Chris was written, arranged and performed by Christine
and the Queens. It is the follow up to her already-iconic debut
record Chaleur Humaine, released to near-universal acclaim
in France in 2014 and the UK in 2016, and selling more than
1.3 million copies to date.
Chris will be released by Because Music / Capitol
Records in digital and physical formats, including double CD
and vinyl versions, as well as limited edition box sets, on
September 21. Alongside "5 dollars" and "Doesn't matter," Chris
features Christine and The Queens' acclaimed comeback single
"Girlfriend" - a fixture on the BBC Radio 1, 2 and 6 Music A
lists and praised by New York Times, Pitchfork, FADER and more
in recent weeks.
Christine
and the Queens has announced a full tour of Europe, Canada
and the United States for the Autumn. See christineandthequeens.com
for ticket information.
ALBUM TRACKLISTING
English language version:
1. Comme si
2. Girlfriend (feat. Dâm-Funk)
3. The walker
4. Doesn't matter
5. 5 dollars
6. Goya Soda
7. Damn (what must a woman do)
8. What's-her-face
9. Feel so good
10. Make some sense
11. The stranger