I've never really shared my own thoughts or anything about myself on this blog, since I never created it to be such a space. I think I've somehow retained a lot of followers on this blog even after the general demise of Tumblr - I'm assuming it's because people simply left the platform without unfollowing me, so I don't think many people will read this. Nevertheless, for the first time, I'm going to share some of my own reflections.
I've had this blog since 2014, a little after Racine Carrée was released. It reached some popularity around the peak of his fame, at which point he announced his departure from music. I've kept the blog updated here and there as he worked on Mosaert and some other projects. I continued to his old music as I followed what little work he shared over the years. During that time, I graduated from high school, majored in French in college (Stromae's music definitely had some influence on this decision), graduated with departmental honors for my senior thesis, and I'm headed to grad school this fall!
2022 Stromae feels more secure in his artistry and Multitude sounds more mellowed out than the sometimes emotionally turbulent tracks from his previous albums. As I'm navigating my twenties, I'm in a place to relate to and understand his old music more deeply now than Multitude. Thus, in a weird way, this continuation of his music career gives me some kind of hope and longing about my own adult life as I wade through my turbulent mid-twenties - not to mention it's a masterpiece.
I'm happy that Stromae, in a sense, grew into his fame. From his interview with Paper Mag, it sounds like he knew when to step back so that he wasn't giving the public more of himself than he could. I was sad when he was gone from music, but all the more reason I'm cherishing every minute of his new album.
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