“Underwater City” - Florent C.
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Every now and then, an album comes along that feels less like a collection of songs and more like an environment — a place you can step into and get lost in. Belgian artist Florent C.’s new record Underwater City is exactly that kind of project. It’s not just music, it’s an ecosystem: a submerged metropolis built from pulsing rhythms, shadowy textures, and lyrics that cut straight to the heart.
Florent doesn’t play it safe here. Instead of picking one lane, Underwater City thrives on contrast. One moment you’re floating in fragile intimacy — almost holding your breath in the stillness — and the next you’re hit with unapologetic bursts of urban energy that feel cinematic in scale. The push and pull between serenity and chaos is the record’s lifeblood. It mirrors the way modern life actually feels: overstimulating, emotional, relentless.
Sonically, the album pulls from everywhere Florent has ever wandered. You’ll hear the slick grit of alternative pop, the hypnotic pull of dark electronic beats, and flashes of urban urgency — all fused together into something that doesn’t quite fit a box, and doesn’t want to. There are moments that could soundtrack a neon-lit midnight walk through the city, and others that feel more like a private confession whispered in the dark.
What makes Underwater City stand out, though, isn’t just the production or the atmosphere — it’s the writing. Florent’s lyrics are raw, unpolished in the best way, capturing the mess of desire, excess, and emotion without ever sugarcoating it. He doesn’t hand you easy resolutions, but instead asks you to sit with the weight of it all, to feel submerged right alongside him.
The result is an album that feels immersive in the truest sense: you don’t just listen, you sink into it. Every track is another corner of the city — another alley, another reflection, another wave pulling you deeper. By the time it’s over, you’re not sure if you’ve been swimming or drowning, but you know you’ve been somewhere.
Florent C. has built a world with Underwater City, and he’s daring listeners to dive below the surface. It’s dark, it’s beautiful, it’s suffocating at times, but it’s real. And once you go under, you may not want to come back up.
“Underwater City” is available now on all major streaming platforms
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