Redcar is a masculine figure – the artist at the centre of Christine and the Queens, Héloïse Letissier, recently came out as a trans man – named after the red vehicles that began to take on significance for him in the wake of his mother’s sudden death in 2019. The album's 13 tracks were apparently written and recorded in a two-week burst, which act as a kind of prelude to a second Redcar album, due for release next year. Faint traces of the 80s boogie influence that powered Chris are occasionally audible – as on the staccato funk bassline of Ma Bien Aimée Byebye – but for the most part, Redcar les Adorables Étoiles is noticeably more abstract and cloudy than anything the artist has previously released: smeared synthesizer tones are its keynote sound; there’s no song as straightforwardly appealing as Girlfriend or Tilted. That said, there are moments when his innate songwriting ability is very much in evidence: the melody of Ma Bien Aimée Byebye is wistful and lovely, as is that of Mémoire des Ailes. The chorus of Looking for Love is tremendous. On La Clairefontaine – another beautiful tune – his vocal leaps thrillingly into a falsetto.
| A1 | Ma Bien Aimée Bye-Bye |
| A2 | Tu Sais Ce Qu’il Me Faut |
| A3 | La Chanson Du Chevalier |
| B1 | Rien Dire |
| B2 | Les Étoiles |
| B3 | Mémoire Des Ailes |
| B4 | Looking For Love |
| C1 | My Birdman |
| C2 | Combien De Temps |
| D1 | Je Te Vois Enfin |
| D2 | Angelus |
| D3 | Les Âmes Amantes |
