It feels like a homecoming not just for Romain Gutsy, but for every listener who has followed his musical journey through the years. Known on this blog for his storytelling and emotional honesty, Romain has always been a wanderer of sound and soul. With “Comme un Azur dans l’Âme,” he invites us into a softer, more intimate landscape, painted in shades of blue and light. It’s his first French-language song in years, and it opens the door to an all-French album slated for 2026—a project that already feels like a milestone in the making.
The song begins delicately, a series of twinkling piano melodies that fall like morning dew over still water. It’s a cinematic and simple opening, giving us time to breathe before Romain’s deep, warm voice enters. His vocals don’t rush; they settle, filling the room with the kind of quiet confidence that comes from an artist who knows himself deeply. His tone is fragile, and his voice feels lived-in, wise, and open-hearted.
“Comme un azur dans l’âme, comme un frisson sur l’océan…” he sings, his phrasing lingering like smoke over the piano’s soft shimmer. It’s a line that captures the essence of the song: a poetic meditation on fleeting love, on the beauty of the moment that burns bright and then slips away. The lyrics are steeped in sensuality and nostalgia: “Le temps fugace des chairs entrelacées est flamboyant mais n’est rien à l’aune d’un baiser amoureux.” Gutsy isn’t just describing love; he’s painting it, feeling it, and allowing it to breathe through every word.
Then there’s Dweech, the song’s luminous counterpart. Her voice enters like sunlight over the ocean, clear, sensual, and powerful, wrapping itself around Romain’s deeper tones. Together, they form a delicate balance—the masculine and feminine, earth and air, memory and moment. Their vocal interplay feels organic, as if two souls were remembering a shared past life through music.
The production is simple and enveloping. It’s the kind of arrangement that leaves room for emotion to unfold naturally. Each element, from the piano’s crystalline notes to the understated percussion, feels intentional. There’s a subtle layering of textures, but never too much; the focus always remains on the voice, on the words, on the space between them. It’s in that space that “Comme un Azur dans l’Âme” breathes.
“Toi, moi et les chants de nos immensités,” he murmurs near the song’s close—a line that stays long after the final note fades. It feels like a confession and a benediction.
With “Comme un Azur dans l’Âme,” Romain Gutsy doesn’t just return to French song; he reclaims it, shaping it anew with his poetic sensibility and seasoned heart. This track is as much a caress as it is a memory, as much an ending as it is a beginning. It leaves us suspended in its glow, longing for the full album that’s to come—and for more of this beautiful, blue-tinted soul that he so generously shares.
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