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| Released | 2 April 2021 | |||
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| Length | 54:32 | |||
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Paradigmes is the third studio album by French rock band La Femme. The album was released on 2 April 2021 through Disque Pointu. [1]
Paradigmes is a mix of a bunch of songs recorded from 2012 to 2018, in France, Spain, and the United States. [2] Prior to the album's release, main vocalist Clémence Quélenec left the band for her solo career, and former member Clara Luciani participated in backing vocals for Foreigner and Paradigme. [3]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100 [4] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| DIY | [1] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10 [6] |
| musicOMH |  [7] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10 [8] |
On review aggregator website, Metacritic, Paradigmes has an average critic score of 79 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim" based on five critics. [4] Heather Phares of AllMusic said "La Femme's passion for seeking out new (or vintage) sounds to add to their omnivorous pop is contagious, and never more so than on Paradigmes." [5] Sophie Kemp of Pitchfork reviewed the album as "Paradigmes is a good time, but its intellectual merit is entirely surface level." [8]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Paradigme" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Le sang de mon prochain" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Cool Colorado" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Foutre le bordel" | 2:10 |
| 5. | "Nouvelle-Orléans" | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Pasadena" | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Lâcher de chevaux" | 2:32 |
| 8. | "Disconnexion" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Foreigner" | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Force & respect" | 2:09 |
| 11. | "Divine créature" | 5:08 |
| 12. | "Mon ami" | 2:37 |
| 13. | "Le jardin" | 4:00 |
| 14. | "Va" | 4:19 |
| 15. | "Tu t'en lasses" | 6:02 |
| Total length: | 54:32 | |
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