{"id":45151,"date":"2026-03-24T10:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lamagicbox.com\/magazine\/?p=45151"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:30:13","slug":"karma-shelter-love-is-the-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lamagicbox.com\/magazine\/karma-shelter-love-is-the-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Karma Shelter &#8211; Love is the answer"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-45151\" data-postid=\"45151\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-45151 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_su0g975 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_myjv975 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_x54k681   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><strong data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-45153 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lamagicbox.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/karma-shelter-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Karma Shelter\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lamagicbox.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/karma-shelter-2025.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lamagicbox.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/karma-shelter-2025-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lamagicbox.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/karma-shelter-2025-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>2026 \u2013 13 titres &#8211; 42&rsquo;59<br \/><\/strong><em><strong>Label :<\/strong><\/em> Autoproduction<em><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/em><strong><em>Style : <\/em><\/strong>Folk Rock<br \/><strong><em>Origine\u00a0:<\/em><\/strong> France, Bretagne, Saint-Malo (35)<br \/><em><strong>Date de sortie de l&rsquo;album :<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 2025<br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Par Mike S.<\/strong><\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7e32bb85-cc0e-4e7e-849c-c293486b082e\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"398\"><em><strong>Dans un paysage pop souvent satur\u00e9 de productions lisses, KARMA SHELTER d\u00e9barque avec un premier album qui joue la carte inverse : l\u2019urgence, la simplicit\u00e9 et le go\u00fbt du refrain qui claque sans pr\u00e9venir. \u00ab\u00a0Love is the Answer\u00a0\u00bb n\u2019est pas l\u00e0 pour r\u00e9inventer la roue \u2014 mais pour la faire tourner \u00e0 nouveau, avec panache.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"837\">Derri\u00e8re le projet, <strong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"438\">Pierre Gicquel<\/strong>, install\u00e9 \u00e0 La Gouesni\u00e8re pr\u00e8s de Saint-Malo, revendique une filiation directe avec les<strong><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">\u00a0Beatles<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. Et \u00e7a s\u2019entend. M\u00e9lodies solaires, structures limpides, sens du <em>hook<\/em> imm\u00e9diat : tout ici respire une certaine id\u00e9e de la pop et de la folk anglaise. Le nom m\u00eame, clin d\u2019\u0153il \u00e0 <strong><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">John Lennon<\/span><\/span><\/strong> et aux <strong><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Rolling Stones<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, annonce la couleur sans d\u00e9tour.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"837\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7G1C6YO1WEQ?si=wzuZXyd_BkJ1xPFM\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"1221\">Mais l\u00e0 o\u00f9 beaucoup \u00e9chouent \u00e0 faire vivre ces influences, <strong>KARMA SHELTER<\/strong> r\u00e9ussit \u00e0 les incarner sans les figer. Enregistr\u00e9 \u00e0 La Gouesni\u00e8re avec <strong data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1000\">Cl\u00e9ment Barda<\/strong>, l\u2019album avance sans fioritures : un morceau par jour, pas de surproduction, une approche quasi instinctive. R\u00e9sultat : un disque qui respire, qui vit, qui d\u00e9borde parfois \u2014 et c\u2019est pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment ce qui le rend attachant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1557\">D\u2019entr\u00e9e, <em>\u201cLove is the Answer\u201d<\/em> balance un manifeste simple et efficace. Pas de cynisme ici : juste une foi presque d\u00e9sarmante dans la force du lien. <em>\u201cIt Is What It Is\u201d<\/em> enfonce le clou avec un sens du refrain imparable, pendant que <em>\u201cOh Lundy\u201d<\/em> s\u2019\u00e9chappe en deux minutes \u00e0 peine, comme une carte postale envoy\u00e9e \u00e0 la va-vite.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1933\">Mais le disque ne se contente pas d\u2019aligner les sucreries pop. <em>\u201cFeel Like a Monkey\u201d<\/em> et <em>\u201cAnother Round\u201d<\/em> injectent une nervosit\u00e9 bienvenue, un l\u00e9ger grain de folie qui emp\u00eache l\u2019ensemble de sombrer dans le confort. Plus loin, <em>\u201cBang Bang Freaking Out\u201d<\/em> porte bien son nom : un titre qui tangue, qui d\u00e9borde, qui capte quelque chose de plus chaotique sous la surface.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1935\" data-end=\"2222\">Et puis il y a ces moments suspendus :<em> \u201cShine With You\u201d,<\/em> <em>\u201cBirds of Light\u201d<\/em>, ou encore <em>\u201cBeautiful Light\u201d<\/em>, qui ferment le disque sur une note presque fragile. Comme si, derri\u00e8re les m\u00e9lodies accrocheuses, KARMA SHELTER cherchait avant tout \u00e0 capter une forme de sinc\u00e9rit\u00e9 brute.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2486\">Vu sur sc\u00e8ne \u00e0 La Nouvelle Vague, le projet avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 laiss\u00e9 entrevoir un vrai potentiel. Ce premier album le confirme sans d\u00e9tour. <em data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2377\">Love is the Answer<\/em> est un disque imparfait, parfois na\u00eff, mais jamais ti\u00e8de. Et dans le rock, c\u2019est souvent tout ce qui compte.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Karma-Shelter-61574821035240\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FB<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/karmashelter.bandcamp.com\/album\/love-is-the-answer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acheter<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>Line-up :\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><\/em>Pierre Gicquel &#8211; Voix, Guitare<br \/>+ musiciens sur sc\u00e8ne<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Tracklist :<br \/><\/strong><\/em>1. Love is the answer &#8211; 03:10<br \/>2. It is what it is &#8211; 03:33<br \/>3. Oh Lundy &#8211; 02:22<br \/>4. Feel like a monkey &#8211; 03:29<br \/>5. By your side &#8211; 03:33<br \/>6. Another round &#8211; 03:51<br \/>7. Birds of light &#8211; 03:01<br \/>8. Bang Bang Freaking out &#8211; 03:05<br \/>9. Shine with you &#8211; 03:52<br \/>10. Carry on &#8211; 03:28<br \/>11. Happy as can be 02:52<br \/>12. Beautiful light 03:19<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_p1\">\u00a0<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .row_inner -->\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .module_row -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 \u2013 13 titres &#8211; 42&rsquo;59Label : AutoproductionStyle : Folk RockOrigine\u00a0: France, Bretagne, Saint-Malo (35)Date de sortie de l&rsquo;album :\u00a0 2025&#8230; Par Mike S. Dans un paysage pop souvent satur\u00e9 de productions lisses, KARMA SHELTER d\u00e9barque avec un premier album qui joue la carte inverse : l\u2019urgence, la simplicit\u00e9 et le go\u00fbt du refrain qui [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,43],"tags":[1124,1553,4599,50,2341,4080,4071],"class_list":["post-45151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-albums-francais","category-autoproductions","tag-bretagne","tag-folk","tag-karma-shelter","tag-pop","tag-rock","tag-saint-malo-2","tag-zantek","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<p><strong data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lamagicbox.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/karma-shelter-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Karma Shelter\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lamagicbox.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/karma-shelter-2025.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lamagicbox.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/karma-shelter-2025-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lamagicbox.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/karma-shelter-2025-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>2026 \u2013 13 titres - 42'59<br \/><\/strong><em><strong>Label :<\/strong><\/em> Autoproduction<em><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/em><strong><em>Style : <\/em><\/strong>Folk Rock<br \/><strong><em>Origine\u00a0:<\/em><\/strong> France, Bretagne, Saint-Malo (35)<br \/><em><strong>Date de sortie de l'album :<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 2025<br \/>.<br \/>.<br \/>.<\/p> <hr \/> <p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Par Mike S.<\/strong><\/p> <article dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"398\"><em><strong>Dans un paysage pop souvent satur\u00e9 de productions lisses, KARMA SHELTER d\u00e9barque avec un premier album qui joue la carte inverse : l\u2019urgence, la simplicit\u00e9 et le go\u00fbt du refrain qui claque sans pr\u00e9venir. \"Love is the Answer\" n\u2019est pas l\u00e0 pour r\u00e9inventer la roue \u2014 mais pour la faire tourner \u00e0 nouveau, avec panache.<\/strong><\/em><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"837\">Derri\u00e8re le projet, <strong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"438\">Pierre Gicquel<\/strong>, install\u00e9 \u00e0 La Gouesni\u00e8re pr\u00e8s de Saint-Malo, revendique une filiation directe avec les<strong>\u00a0Beatles<\/strong>. Et \u00e7a s\u2019entend. M\u00e9lodies solaires, structures limpides, sens du <em>hook<\/em> imm\u00e9diat : tout ici respire une certaine id\u00e9e de la pop et de la folk anglaise. Le nom m\u00eame, clin d\u2019\u0153il \u00e0 <strong>John Lennon<\/strong> et aux <strong>Rolling Stones<\/strong>, annonce la couleur sans d\u00e9tour.<\/p> <p data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"837\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7G1C6YO1WEQ?si=wzuZXyd_BkJ1xPFM\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">\ufeff<\/iframe><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"1221\">Mais l\u00e0 o\u00f9 beaucoup \u00e9chouent \u00e0 faire vivre ces influences, <strong>KARMA SHELTER<\/strong> r\u00e9ussit \u00e0 les incarner sans les figer. Enregistr\u00e9 \u00e0 La Gouesni\u00e8re avec <strong data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1000\">Cl\u00e9ment Barda<\/strong>, l\u2019album avance sans fioritures : un morceau par jour, pas de surproduction, une approche quasi instinctive. R\u00e9sultat : un disque qui respire, qui vit, qui d\u00e9borde parfois \u2014 et c\u2019est pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment ce qui le rend attachant.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1557\">D\u2019entr\u00e9e, <em>\u201cLove is the Answer\u201d<\/em> balance un manifeste simple et efficace. Pas de cynisme ici : juste une foi presque d\u00e9sarmante dans la force du lien. <em>\u201cIt Is What It Is\u201d<\/em> enfonce le clou avec un sens du refrain imparable, pendant que <em>\u201cOh Lundy\u201d<\/em> s\u2019\u00e9chappe en deux minutes \u00e0 peine, comme une carte postale envoy\u00e9e \u00e0 la va-vite.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1933\">Mais le disque ne se contente pas d\u2019aligner les sucreries pop. <em>\u201cFeel Like a Monkey\u201d<\/em> et <em>\u201cAnother Round\u201d<\/em> injectent une nervosit\u00e9 bienvenue, un l\u00e9ger grain de folie qui emp\u00eache l\u2019ensemble de sombrer dans le confort. Plus loin, <em>\u201cBang Bang Freaking Out\u201d<\/em> porte bien son nom : un titre qui tangue, qui d\u00e9borde, qui capte quelque chose de plus chaotique sous la surface.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1935\" data-end=\"2222\">Et puis il y a ces moments suspendus :<em> \u201cShine With You\u201d,<\/em> <em>\u201cBirds of Light\u201d<\/em>, ou encore <em>\u201cBeautiful Light\u201d<\/em>, qui ferment le disque sur une note presque fragile. Comme si, derri\u00e8re les m\u00e9lodies accrocheuses, KARMA SHELTER cherchait avant tout \u00e0 capter une forme de sinc\u00e9rit\u00e9 brute.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2486\">Vu sur sc\u00e8ne \u00e0 La Nouvelle Vague, le projet avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 laiss\u00e9 entrevoir un vrai potentiel. Ce premier album le confirme sans d\u00e9tour. <em data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2377\">Love is the Answer<\/em> est un disque imparfait, parfois na\u00eff, mais jamais ti\u00e8de. Et dans le rock, c\u2019est souvent tout ce qui compte.<\/p>\n<\/article> <hr \/> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Karma-Shelter-61574821035240\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FB<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/karmashelter.bandcamp.com\/album\/love-is-the-answer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acheter<\/a><\/p> <hr \/> <p><em><strong>Line-up :\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><\/em>Pierre Gicquel - Voix, Guitare<br \/>+ musiciens sur sc\u00e8ne<\/p> <p><em><strong>Tracklist :<br \/><\/strong><\/em>1. Love is the answer - 03:10<br \/>2. It is what it is - 03:33<br \/>3. Oh Lundy - 02:22<br \/>4. Feel like a monkey - 03:29<br \/>5. By your side - 03:33<br \/>6. Another round - 03:51<br \/>7. Birds of light - 03:01<br \/>8. Bang Bang Freaking out - 03:05<br \/>9. Shine with you - 03:52<br \/>10. Carry on - 03:28<br \/>11. Happy as can be 02:52<br \/>12. 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