Témé Tan unveils the video for new track ‘Menteur’
Témé Tan, the musical alias of multi-instrumentalist and producer Tanguy Haesevoets, today unveiled the video for Menteur, the latest track to be taken from his self-titled debut album which was released in October on [PIAS] Recordings.
Talking about the video, Témé Tan said:
“Welcome to my personal Soul Train episode! The song is about how I can't cope with having to justify what I do, where I go, who I am with. "Menteur" (Liar) is also about how one can lead a double life. This is why I wanted to blur my identity in the film by asking my younger cousins to play my role. I remember a short clip with Serge Gainsbourg being interviewed about comic strips and young kids would reply instead of him. This surrealist bit stuck to me as I was visualising the scenario. Apart from that detail,, the video is quite straightforward so I wanted to add a comical element to it. My good friend Carl Roosens agreed to play the role of an annoying reporter called Laurent Pieds-de-Lievre. As an upcoming artist I realised how we are sometimes reduced to a few anecdotes. Obviously, Mr Pieds-de-Lievre only wants to pigeonhole/caricature what I do. His questions are so farfetched that it ultimately makes me laugh instead of crying.”
2017 proved to be hectic and hugely successful 12 months for Témé Tan; the summer saw him play a number of shows and festivals across the globe, including much talked about performances at the Eurosonic and Great Escape festivals and support slots with the likes of Milky Chance, Songhoy Blues, Ibeyi & Francois And The Atlas Mountains or M- LAMOMALI. Ça Va Pas La Tête was featured on the soundtrack to FIFA 18, Témé Tan was named album of the week by the great Gilles Peterson and he made a number of national TV appearances in both France, Belgium and Holland.
Upcoming tour dates:
- 12/02 - Amani Festival - Goma - DRC
- 15/02 - Le Splendid - Lille - FR
- 16/02 - Case à Chocs - Neuchatel - CH
- 22/02 - Sudpol - Luzerne - CH
- 23/02 - Fri-Son - Fribourg - CH
- 01/03 - Tivoli - Utrecht - NL
- 02/03 - Metropool - Hengelo - NL
- 03/03 - Simplon - Groningen - NL
- 04/03 - Patronaat - Haarlem - NL
