To mark this anniversary, the French group brought together, for the very first time, their singles on compilations. The first shutter is outside; the second, “1981-2001”, will be on November 27, 2020. In 2021, it is in stadiums that Indochina and its charismatic singer Nicola Sirkis will celebrate their four decades of existence.
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Nicola, why are you releasing your most recent singles compilation first?
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It was logical. We have never been so popular, attracted so many people to our concerts, touched so many generations and sold as many records as in the last twenty years.
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What was the job of sound engineer Mick Guzauski?
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We asked him to work on our songs as if he were renovating a painting. He shouldn’t change their structure or their instrumentals, but just align their dynamics. This guy is amazing, it’s not for nothing that he worked with Daft Punk, Fleetwood Mac and Pharrell Williams.
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Listening to all your singles again, did it do anything to you?
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I never realized before, because luckily I don’t listen to myself every day, how rich they are in words, in melodies and in energy. This density is perhaps one of the explanations for our longevity.
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Forty years of career, what inspires you?
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After so many years, to still exist is crazy, even completely irrational. In a recent poll, we are in 2nd place among the most popular artists in France. It’s not bad after 40, isn’t it?
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You have planned a stadium tour in 2021.
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