Chassol Funny How

Funny How? is Christophe Chassol’s fifth album. While it builds directly on his work on “Ultrascores,” it also marks a turning point: a more contemporary sound, richer songwriting, and more explicitly political and social themes make Funny How? his most accomplished album to date. It’s also his most accessible: inspired by American stand-up comedy, Funny How? sounds like a joyful mix of all the musical styles that inspire the artist: soul, jazz, rap, musicals…
Thus, throughout the album, major stand-up figures such as Dave Chappelle, Marina Franklin, Dulcé Sloan, and Tiny Thickemz appear alongside emerging comedians filmed in smaller comedy clubs, composing a moving portrait of the new American scene. Drawing on archival footage and sequences shot for the project in New York and Chicago, and true to his principle of harmonizing reality, Chassol reveals its hidden score, replaying and developing it throughout a captivating approach.
A major work, a choral, political, and deeply musical narrative emerges in the process.