It was late 2024 and Madeon was at home in Los Angeles, nursing a broken heart. His relationship had recently ended, and not well. But within the constellation of emotion the situation conjured, he eventually identified an opportunity.
“I noticed that this distinct moment in the aftermath is one of trying to redefine who you are, so you can perform a new version of yourself to others, but also in a sense to yourself,” the French producer says. “I remember trying to be more cynical or appear stronger or cockier than I truly was… as a defense mechanism. It occurred to me, ‘Oh, this is a version of myself…
