Woodkid is currently working on his debut album, The Golden Age, which includes some surprising collaborations. The four tracks (plus two remixes of "Iron" by the English Mystery Jets and Gucci Vump, the duo of Brodinski and Guillaume Briere The Shoes), opens by the eponymous "Iron", epic pop with a powerful mounted symphony, this first EP Woodkid (produced by Woodkid, Julienĭelfaud and Benjamin Lebeau also from The Shoes) immediately announces the influences of the young man. Indeed, Yoann Lemoine made the video for "Iron" himself, which features Top Model Agyness Deyn. Without neglecting the videos (or film, which is part of projects), Woodkid decided to devote himself to music. The legend says that on a shoot in the USA, Woodkid received, straight from the hands of great American guitarist Richie Havens, a banjo that immediately replaced his piano, at least for a while. The EP also offers three remixes of the track by SebastiAn, Tepr and Ostend, who used their talent of electronic music producers to give “Run Boy Run“ an innovative depth.īuy on iTunes DE is Yoann Lemoine, previously known for his career as a video director without fault (Yelle, Moby, Katy Perry, and recently Lana Del Rey for "Born to Die"). “It’s very novice to me.“ explains Woodkid. It’s a very complex track that goes from very dark and aggressive percussion to a very mellow pop string chorus. Run Boy Run song from the album Run Boy Run (EP) is released on Jan 2013. Today, Woodkid is realeasing a new EP RUN BOY RUN and a new video, “Iron’s“ prequel and second step into the story that inspires his first album “The Golden Age“, expected by the end of 2012. The legend says that during a video shoot in the U.S., Woodkid received, straight from great American guitarist Richie Havens’ hands, a banjo that immediately replaced his piano, at least for a while. Woodkid, aka Yoann Lemoine, is originally known as a music video director for Lana Del Rey, Drake, Katy Perry, The Shoes… Realeased in March with a video that dives you into a fantastic tale, directed by Woodkid himself, “Iron“ has been listenned and seen all over the Internet, hitting today 15 millions of views. In four original songs, Woodkid played as much with marble than modernity. Undoubtedly, Woodkid was the first surprise of 2011 with his debut EP “Iron“, an epic pop with a real symphonic power, signed by independent label Green United Music. According to french culture magazine Les Inrockuptibles “he is the biggest french buzz since Daft Punk“.
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