Delivering a unique blend of French and Portuguese words, Anaïs Cardot once again sparks the interest of die hard fans through the soothing sounds of a new internationally-inspired track entitled “COLORS”. Struggling with her ability to accept the love around her, “COLORS” delivers relatable sentiments about the impulse to push people away even though she knows she would be happy around them. The fear of love from others branches further into a fear of self love, which she presumes is what prevents her from accepting love elsewhere. Known for her refreshing vulnerability, one thing Cardot is not afraid to do is to explore difficult feelings of fear and uncertainty as most of her music centers around battles with mental health and a consistent wrestling match with sadness.
“More than once, I feel your being hugging me, Better away from you / Of your great mirages and fantasies, Fly away from me” ~ COLORS
“Plus d’une fois, je sens ton être m’enlacer, Mieux loin de toi / De tes grands mirages et fantaisies, Vole loin de moi, il est bien plus sage que tu atterrisses” - French Translation
Cardot chooses to pair the song with on-the-ground footage of her time creating music in LA. Documenting her creative environment, the video features people that have had an impact on her life including Anoop D’souza, Chase Brill, Lucy Park and Rob Aragon. The video is shot in a lo-fi aesthetic, adding a uniquely vintage vibe to the song's laid back, coffee shop beat.
Influenced by vocalists like Ella Fitzgerald, Portuguese guitarist Joao Gilberto and her family's musicality, Cardot has been crafting her unique sound since the young age of 14. Audiences from her current home in Ottawa, Canada to the United States, France, her birthplace in Gabon and more are fully engaged to her universally relatable messages. From birth, she has fought Arthrogryposis, a disease that was said to prohibit her from walking, talking and even sitting. A condition characterized by a generalized lack in the newborn of muscular development and growth, Cardot has overcome adversity, brilliantly finding virality and truth in her music. The French-Gabonese singer-songwriter has received high praises from culture-shifters like Masego and PJ Morton, who have enjoyed her angelic voice’s rendition of beloved covers as well as gracefully written original work. And as we near her graduation from Canada’s Ottawa University, we gear up for her highly anticipated debut EP “Pink Magnolia”, set to release in the summer of 2023.
