The Golden Age
It’s impossible to fully understand the music of Polish-Franco pop culture phenom Woodkid without seeing some of his award-winning music videos. Both endeavours are complex, intricately stylised, and sharpened with bleak surrealism. Neither is easily classified. The spacious, gothic ballads on the *The Golden Age* were produced by Julien Delfaud (whose credits include Phoenix) and standouts like “I Love You” and “Run Boy Run” are certain to captivate fans of Gotye’s “Someone That I Used to Know.” And yet, the scope of Woodkid\'s vision seems broader than simply ascending international pop charts—his lustrous, imaginative music is a feast for the imagination.
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