French songwriter on Irish tour

This Thursday night, Luis Francesco Arena - a French songwriter, will appear in the Yukon Bar as part of his first ever Irish tour."Porcelain Tandem", the second LP of Luis Francesco Arena, adventures itself into a special universe. His first album (2005) is full of rage and melancholy, contrasting his moving voice (at times intense, at times fragile) with his profound music.Once again, the journey promises to be rich in this intrinsically melodic music.Although inspired by true facts, the author confronts these in an imaginary world, even distorting them, and strange characters take form. An accomplished artist, Luis Francesco Arena deploys his talents of arranger and melodist and imagines an inventive instrumentation giving this recording a timeless, indie pop folk colour.As on a vinyl record, Porcelain Tandem has two sides: the first part uses the string quartet not only for harmonic support but also as a percusssion instrument. The second part is darker, with songs that are slower, melancholic and full of atmosphere.The second album, to a greater extent than the first, intensifies this duality with the title song Porcelain Tandem, in duo with Camille Berthomier (John and Jehn). As always, demanding in his arrangements and interpretation, Luis Francesco Arena reclused himself with Peter Deimel (Deus, Chokebore, The Kills, Hushpuppies), in the Black Box studio to concentrate exclusively on his music during this recording.On stage, ripened by long experience, he is a remarkable interpreter who brilliantly brings to life the acoustic beauty of his works and leads the listeners to intriguing depths.Both instinctive and thought-out, the music of Luis Francesco Arena incites an active, attentive hearing from the first instants. Luis Francesco Arena will take you far beyond conventional borders on Thursday.