Arthur Ely

The gentle arrival of a new generation of poetry: a balance between song, poetry and rap.

Sometimes insolent, sometimes modest, Arthur Ely delivers disconcerting punchlines, sensitive images and ironic reflections. The acoustic guitar arrangements draw on bossa nova, folk and the new rap scene. His freshness, dreaminess and impertinence come to life in his collections and songs, but above all in his live sessions and on stage. The young singer-songwriter sings successively about grief, love and everyday resilience, but also calls for a new, more instinctive relationship with the world, in which gentleness is seen as a punk attitude. Arthur Ely speaks to us directly, and it feels good.