Dans la seconde

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Dans la seconde
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Studio album by
Karkwa
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2023
StudioStudio Dandurand
Studio Wild
Genre Indie rock
Length33:00
Label Simone
Producer Karkwa
Karkwa chronology
Karkwa Live
(2012)		Dans la seconde
(2023)

Dans la seconde is the fifth full-length studio album by Karkwa, released September 8, 2023, on Simone Records. [1] It was the band's first album of new material since 2010's Les Chemins de verre . [2]

Contents

The album was preceded by the preview single "Parfaite à l'écran", whose music video featured actress Pascale Bussières. [3]

Critical response

Bruno Coulombe of Exclaim! rated the album eight out of ten, writing that it was strongly influenced by the intervening solo work of lead singer Louis-Jean Cormier and percussionist Julien Sagot rather than feeling like a strict continuation of Karkwa's earlier albums. [4]

Alexandre Vigneault of La Presse rated the album nine out of ten, praising it as containing some of the most evocative and tender songs the band had ever recorded. [5]

Awards

The album was a Juno Award nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024, [6] and was a longlisted nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize. [7]

The album won the Félix Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 46th Félix Awards. [8]

Track listing

Dans la seconde track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Ouverture"2:36
2."Parfaite à l'écran"2:48
3."À bout portant"1:40
4."Gravité"3:49
5."Miroir de John Wayne"3:51
6."Nouvelle vague"5:26
7."Dans la seconde"3:36
8."L'Échafaud"4:33
9."Du courage pour deux"4:53

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