Madeon Confirms Second Album with Tweet
There are certain artists who steal our hearts with their charm, musical talent, and overall genuine personalities. These tend to be younger artists who are pushing the limits of electronic music, guys who instead of conforming to a genre, decide to create their own. One of these young artists who made a huge impact on dance music is French producer Madeon.
Only 21 that year, Madeon had already released a full solo album, played worldwide headlining tours, and inspired a die-hard fan base. Madeon began making music when he was 11, and blew up in 2011 when he released his famous Pop Culture mashup that he recorded live on a launchpad. At the time, he had turned 17 only a month earlier. Since then, his biggest accomplishment to date was his first full studio album, Adventure. Adventure was massive for his success, becoming the cornerstone of his new tour, as he incorporated a huge amount of live effects and practically remade each song from the album every night live onstage.
Fans rejoiced after a Twitter interaction between a fan and Madeon in which he said his second album would be coming “Next year for sure.” We couldn’t wait to see what the Frenchman had in store for us.
@JimmyHPerez Next year for sure
— Madeon (@madeon) May 25, 2016
“Next Year” Turned Into Three
Turns out Madeon’s timeline estimate was, let’s say, generously optimistic. His sophomore album, Good Faith, didn’t actually land until November 2019 — more than three years after that hopeful tweet. But by most accounts it was worth the wait. Good Faith arrived as a warmer, more personal, dance-pop leaning record than Adventure, built around singles like “Dream Dream Dream,” “Miracle,” and “All My Friends” featuring Kyan.
The album earned strong reviews for how much Madeon had grown as a songwriter and vocalist since his teenage mashup days, and he built an entirely new live show, Good Faith Live, around it, complete with a fresh visual identity and choir-like harmonies performed with a live band setup. It’s a good reminder that “next year for sure” from any artist should basically always be read as “eventually, when it’s actually ready” — and in Madeon’s case, that patience paid off with one of the more beloved dance albums of its era.
