With his band Orwell, Lorraine native Jérôme Didelot has been a recognized craftsman of French-speaking indie pop since the 2000s. He has sometimes ventured into English for a few covers (the mini-album Sunny Songs For Winter at Christmas 2020 among others). He has also had Scottish Isobel Campbell and Japanese Sugar Me sing in French on his side project Son Parapluie. However, for once, Orwell's new album will this time be entirely in English.

Thanks Pop News ! [...] Tout est brillant, cristallin, précieux et forcément unique comme un flocon de neige. Pour finir, Orwell par Orwell, avec un « À ce jour » instrumental, allégé des paroles. Redira-t-on tout le bien que l’on pense de l’album “Exposition Universelle” (2015) dont est tiré le titre ? Ne regardons pas si loin en arrière, réécoutons le bien nommé “Parcelle Brillante” paru l’an dernier. Et profitons de la lumière chatoyante de ces “Sunny Songs for Winter” : l’hiver sera (redeviendra ?) joyeux. [...]

Thank you perfide Albion ! [...] The title track is better still, having a beautiful weightlessness to it as it evaporates skywards. Like other tracks on the album, it also feels imbued with the spirit of The High Llamas. It’s left to the heartfelt, reflective Dors Encore to deliver the final chapter of a highly accomplished release. It proves that the Orwell name very much carries significance in a musical capacity as well as its more established literary counterpart. [...]