MADEON: (Singing) Today, the world is going to do me right. SIMON: Let's listen to another song if we can. MADEON: I find that choirs and human voices and that category of instrument represent best joy and celebration. And so that informed the lyrics, obviously, but also the sound selection. I wanted to make music that was celebratory but that hinted at the fact that that joy had to have been reclaimed and fought for a little bit. And a big theme of my early adulthood was dealing with my relationship to joy and my mental health. So as soon as I physically, legally could, I started doing music instead and found a lot more happiness. I - which is the legal age in France to quit school.
MADEON: Well, so this is my second album. SIMON: How does this album begin in your heart, in your person? He's joined us in our studios to talk about 'Good Faith.' Thanks so much for being with us. SIMON: Madeon, also known as Hugo Leclercq, is now on a U.S. But the French DJ and producer just says it's about celebrating the joy that you've earned and that you've reclaimed. The opening sound of Madeon's new album 'Good Faith' sets a tone that might represent a kind of gospel music for a new generation. (SOUNDBITE OF MADEON SONG, 'DREAM DREAM DREAM')
