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Rahim Redcar has unveiled the start of the next era for Christine and the Queens by announcing a new single, “Rendez-vous avec toi.”
Two weeks ago, Redcar began teasing new music by sharing a photo to his Instagram, hinting: “Folks, we cooked it enough. I think it’s time we play you the music. Stay tuned for more, and soon!”
Now, he has officially revealed his new single “Rendez-vous avec toi,” which is due to be released on November 4. He also uploaded footage of himself working in the studio, along with the caption: “I’ve been thinking about it for a long time / Of when / I’ll come starred with music / And we’ll dream together once again.” In the video, he plays snippets of disco music, complex jazz piano chords, a chime tree tinkling and funky riffs played on a classic Rhodes piano.
To celebrate, Redcar will be playing a series of intimate shows across Europe and the UK, commencing in Brussels at Botanique on December 1. He will then visit London’s Scala on the 7th, continuing on to Amsterdam’s Tolhuistuin on the 8th, before rounding off the mini-tour at Paris’s Alhambra on December 10. Pre-sale starts on November 2, 10:30a.m. at Paris time—sign up for access here.
Though the French popstar’s last effort was 2024’s Hopecore, Paste most recently reviewed their 2020 record La vita nuova, giving it a glowing 8.8 score. Written in the aftermath of his mother’s death and inspired by Dante Aligheri’s Italian text on medieval courtly love, writer Austin Jones praised the album as “a self-exegesis for [Redcar] and how [he] relates to Dante’s seminal work.”
“The love Dante described almost 1000 years ago still resonates with [Redcar], who wants to be touched and to touch in return,” Jones continued. “The Christine and the Queens announce “Rendez-vous avec toi” track ends with an Italo disco breakdown, taking the EP to the familiar dancefloor of [Redcar’s] previous works—it’s a divine celebration, an enlightening rebirth for an artist at the top of [his] songwriting craft. La vita nuova sounds like a collection of essentials for a soon-to-be prolific artist.”
