Laetitia Sadier

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My new single 'Une Autre Attente' is out now!

Over the course of her career, spanning three-plus decades, Laetitia Sadier has never shied away from the hard topics, or stopped advocating for the possibility of self determination and emancipation in the face of the powers that be, conscious or unconscious. This is an essential part of the foundation she co-built with Stereolab, showcasing her spiritual, scientific and sociopolitical inquiries. She’s continued this process with Monade and under her own name and as a writer/singer/and musician whose every album acts as a report on her journey of the self through time, space and the collective.

On Rooting For Love, the report is set alight by the heat of a turbulent world, collapsing institutions and Laetitia’s fully engaged process of expression as well as orchestration. The opening number, “Who + What” elucidates the central issue of the album: a call for a collective striving for Gnosis – an inquisitive outlook that will lend clues to the traumatized civilizations of Earth, allowing us to evolve away from millennia of alienation and suffering and towards the achievability of healing. The musical arrangements help to embody the layers of the issue, as with “Who + What”’s combination of organ, synths, guitar, bass, trombone, drum programming, vibraphone and zither, all working along intricate paths of chord and tempo changes. Leading from the inside is the implacable presence of Laetitia Sadier, herself interacting with a vocal assembly of men and women billed as The Choir. The regular reappearance of The Choir throughout Rooting For Love is a reminder of this music being one of a people in critical mass, in addition to an evolution that continues to deepen the rich harmonic fields in which Laetitia plays.

Past wounds are addressed again and again in the libretto, as the music provides a transformational balm to aid the healing process. The melodic funk of bassist Xavi Muñoz leads a Chic-adjacent slink to the occasional dance floor vibes and no-wave rockouts, while Hannes Plattemier and Emma Mario take turns in mixing the tracks and informing the far reaches of the material, with vibes, additional drum programming and synths alongside a talented cast of players and singers from Laetita’s Source Ensemble and beyond.

Whether drawing inspiration from Zen Shiastu training, or the lyrics of Véronique Vincent, (lyricist and singer for Aksak Maboul, and once upon a time, lead singer of the Honeymoon Killers), Laetitia faces the truth without flinching. The shadows, whatever stuff they are made of - individual and collective, present and ancestral - need to be recognized and acknowledged, because the more we heal within ourselves, the more undivided we become in the face of looming Neo-fascist/Neoliberal narratives polluting the inner and outer landscapes. As with the cover image of the winter tree mirrored by the word patterns of Rooting For Love, Laetitia maintains that how we heal the world that’s coming, and what we make of it, will be a co-creation. The quality of our imagination, the orientation we give our thoughts and the capacity to bring love to ourselves and the world are a first step.

Alongside of her collaboration with Modern Cosmology, last year’s incredible What Will You Grow Now?, as well as her continued tours with a reformed Stereolab, Rooting For Love finds Laetitia back in the world, once again urging all our grounded inner alignment and heart power to make us better equipped for creating what’s to come.
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Top tracks

01
Through Your Hands Love Can Shine (Turbotito Remix)
Giorgio Tuma
Through Your Hands Love Can Shine (Turbotito Remix)
05:49
Composers: Alice Rossi - Giorgio Tuma
11
Read the Room (feat. Laetitia Sadier)
Pearl & The Oysters
Coast 2 Coast
02:06
Writer: Juliette Pearl Davis - Joachim Polack
09
Purification
Adrian Younge
Adrian Younge Presents Linear Labs: São Paulo
02:54
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Adrian Younge
01
Making Something
Modern Cosmology
What Will You Grow Now?
06:03
Writer: Laetitia Sadier / Composers: Laetitia Sadier - Mombojó
01
Quantum Soup
Laetitia Sadier
Something Shines
06:57
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
02
Find Me the Pulse of the Universe
Laetitia Sadier
Silencio
02:53
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
08
Un Soir, Un Chien
Laetitia Sadier
The Trip
04:50
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
01
La Langue Bleue
Laetitia Sadier
La Langue Bleue
02:32
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lukas Frank - Henry Kwapis
02
Then I Will Love You Again
Laetitia Sadier
Something Shines
02:52
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
04
The Dash
Laetitia Sadier
Rooting for Love
03:07
Composers: Lætitia Sadier
03
Une Autre Attente
Laetitia Sadier
Rooting for Love
02:42
Composers: Lætitia Sadier
03
The Milk of Human Tenderness
Laetitia Sadier
Something Shines
03:11
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier

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  • Discography
Albums
2024 Drag City Inc.
23-02-2024
Rooting for Love
01
Who + What
Laetitia Sadier
Rooting for Love
03:57
Composers: Lætitia Sadier
02
Protéïformunité
Laetitia Sadier
Rooting for Love
05:02
Composers: Lætitia Sadier
03
Une Autre Attente
Laetitia Sadier
Rooting for Love
02:42
Composers: Lætitia Sadier
04
The Dash
Laetitia Sadier
Rooting for Love
03:07
Composers: Lætitia Sadier
05
Don’t Forget You’re Mine
Laetitia Sadier
Rooting for Love
04:38
Composers: Lætitia Sadier
06
Panser L’inacceptable
Laetitia Sadier
Rooting for Love
04:07
Composers: Lætitia Sadier
07
The Inner Smile
Laetitia Sadier
Rooting for Love
04:48
Composers: Lætitia Sadier
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2014 Drag City Inc.
22-09-2014
Something Shines
01
Quantum Soup
Laetitia Sadier
Something Shines
06:57
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
02
Then I Will Love You Again
Laetitia Sadier
Something Shines
02:52
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
03
The Milk of Human Tenderness
Laetitia Sadier
Something Shines
03:11
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
04
The Scene Of The Lie
Laetitia Sadier
Something Shines
05:26
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
05
Release From The Centre Of Your Heart
Laetitia Sadier
Something Shines
02:56
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
06
Butter Side Up
Laetitia Sadier
Something Shines
06:36
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
07
Transhumance
Laetitia Sadier
Something Shines
04:07
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
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2012 Drag City Inc.
23-07-2012
Silencio
01
The Rule of the Game
Laetitia Sadier
Silencio
05:01
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
02
Find Me the Pulse of the Universe
Laetitia Sadier
Silencio
02:53
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
03
Silent Spot
Laetitia Sadier
Silencio
03:00
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
04
Auscultation to the Nation
Laetitia Sadier
Silencio
04:47
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
05
There is a Price to Pay for Freedom (and it isn't Security)
Laetitia Sadier
Silencio
04:22
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
06
Moi Sans Zach
Laetitia Sadier
Silencio
03:49
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
07
Between Earth and Heaven
Laetitia Sadier
Silencio
04:08
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
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2010 Drag City Inc.
21-08-2010
The Trip
01
One Million Year Trip
Laetitia Sadier
The Trip
05:03
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
02
Fluid Sand
Laetitia Sadier
The Trip
04:34
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
03
Our Interests Are The Same
Laetitia Sadier
The Trip
00:11
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
04
The Natural Child
Laetitia Sadier
The Trip
04:01
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
05
Statues Can Bend
Laetitia Sadier
The Trip
02:57
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
06
By The Sea
Laetitia Sadier
The Trip
03:45
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
07
Unfasten
Laetitia Sadier
The Trip
00:25
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
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EPs
Duophonic Super 45s
05-05-2023
What Will You Grow Now?
01
Making Something
Modern Cosmology
What Will You Grow Now?
06:03
Writer: Laetitia Sadier / Composers: Laetitia Sadier - Mombojó
02
Le Train Ne Passera Pas
Modern Cosmology
What Will You Grow Now?
05:10
Writer: Laetitia Sadier / Composers: Laetitia Sadier - Mombojó
03
Consent For Life
Modern Cosmology
What Will You Grow Now?
07:08
Writer: Laetitia Sadier / Composers: Laetitia Sadier - Mombojó
04
What Will You Grow Now?
Modern Cosmology
What Will You Grow Now?
06:26
Writer: Laetitia Sadier / Composers: Laetitia Sadier - Mombojó
05
Trauma Release Makes Free
Modern Cosmology
What Will You Grow Now?
04:31
Writer: Laetitia Sadier / Composers: Laetitia Sadier - Mombojó
06
A Time To Blossom
Modern Cosmology
What Will You Grow Now?
07:18
Writer: Laetitia Sadier / Composers: Laetitia Sadier - Mombojó
(P) 2017 Elefant Records
02-06-2017
Summer Long
01
C'est Le Vent
Modern Cosmology
Summer Long
04:00
Composers: Lætitia Sadier - Chiquinho - Felipe S. - Marcelo Machado - Vicente Machado - Missionário José - Pedro Mibielli
02
The Source
Modern Cosmology
Summer Long
04:50
Composers: Lætitia Sadier - Chiquinho - Felipe S. - Marcelo Machado - Vicente Machado - Missionário José
03
Power Of Touch
Modern Cosmology
Summer Long
02:46
Composers: Lætitia Sadier - Chiquinho - Felipe S. - Marcelo Machado - Vicente Machado - Missionário José
04
The Berlin Friend
Modern Cosmology
Summer Long
03:52
Composers: Lætitia Sadier - Chiquinho - Felipe S. - Marcelo Machado - Vicente Machado - Missionário José
Singles
Duophonic Super 45s
16-02-2024
La Langue Bleue
01
La Langue Bleue
Laetitia Sadier
La Langue Bleue
02:32
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lukas Frank - Henry Kwapis
02
La Langue Bleue (Instrumental)
Laetitia Sadier
La Langue Bleue
02:32
Composers: Lukas Frank - Henry Kwapis
2024 Drag City Inc.
05-02-2024
Who + What
01
Who + What
Laetitia Sadier
Who + What
03:57
Composers: Lætitia Sadier
02
Panser L’inacceptable
Laetitia Sadier
Who + What
04:07
Composers: Lætitia Sadier
03
Une Autre Attente
Laetitia Sadier
Who + What
02:42
Composers: Lætitia Sadier
2024 Drag City Inc.
10-01-2024
Panser L’inacceptable
01
Panser L’inacceptable
Laetitia Sadier
Panser L’inacceptable
04:07
Composers: Lætitia Sadier
02
Une Autre Attente
Laetitia Sadier
Panser L’inacceptable
02:42
Composers: Lætitia Sadier
2024 Drag City Inc.
13-11-2023
Une Autre Attente
01
Une Autre Attente
Laetitia Sadier
Une Autre Attente
02:42
Composers: Lætitia Sadier
2023 Stones Throw Records
28-03-2023
Read the Room (feat. Laetitia Sadier)
01
Read the Room (feat. Laetitia Sadier)
Laetitia Sadier
Read the Room (feat. Laetitia Sadier)
02:06
Writer: Juliette Pearl Davis - Joachim Polack
Duophonic Super 45s
24-03-2023
A Time To Blossom
01
A Time To Blossom
Modern Cosmology
A Time To Blossom
07:18
Writer: Laetitia Sadier / Composers: Laetitia Sadier - Mombojó
2021 Drag City Inc
15-10-2021
New Moon
01
New Moon
Laetitia Sadier
New Moon
04:07
Writer: Lætitia Sadier / Composers: Lætitia Sadier
2021 swim ~
16-09-2021
Nanocluster, Vol .1 (EP2)
01
Unclustered
Immersion
Nanocluster, Vol .1 (EP2)
04:13
Composers: Colin Newman - Malka Spigel - LAETITIA SADIER
02
Uncensored
Immersion
Nanocluster, Vol .1 (EP2)
04:12
Writer: LAETITIA SADIER / Composers: Colin Newman - Malka Spigel - LAETITIA SADIER
03
Riding The Wave
Immersion
Nanocluster, Vol .1 (EP2)
03:36
Writer: Colin Newman - Malka Spigel / Composers: Colin Newman - Malka Spigel - LAETITIA SADIER
2021 swim ~
10-08-2021
Riding The Wave
01
Riding The Wave
Immersion
Riding The Wave
03:36
Writer: Colin Newman - Malka Spigel / Composers: Colin Newman - Malka Spigel - LAETITIA SADIER