Influenced by
Leonard Cohen's
Songs from a Room,
Quinze Chansons is the melancholic fourth studio album from French indie pop vocalist
Vincent Delerm. Released in 2008, the follow-up to Les Piqûres d'Araignée is packed full of pop culture references with songs that name-check footballer Patrick Vieira, photographer Martin Parr, and actor Patrick Dewaere. Produced by
Jean-Philippe Verdin, its 15 tracks include collaborations with trumpeter
Ibrahim Maalouf, Swedish singer/songwriter
Peter von Poehl, and former
Les Innocents frontman
J.P. Nataf. A bonus edition, featuring two extra tracks, "Italie" and "Le Nombril," was also later released. ~ Jon O'Brien