Dee Joyce’s third album, L’heure d’aimer, marks a turning point that’s as intimate as it is artistic. Deeply rooted in R&B, this new project unfolds as an ode to love – in its most personal, lucid incarnation. The artist re-visits his own story, drawing from his romantic experiences to shape lyrics filled with vulnerability and freedom.
Compared to his previous albums, where he explored difficult themes such as domestic violence and trauma, L’heure d’aimer no longer seeks to understand or to heal, but to celebrate freely. This introspective approach gives way to a more self-assured voice – one that emerges naturally – where love is no longer merely idealized, but fully experienced.
Joyce also sets out to challenge the codes of the R&B he grew up with, a music that was too often shaped by heteronormative narratives, fixed roles, and toxic relationship dynamics. Without rejecting what makes it rich – sensual harmonies, romanticism, warm textures, and carefully crafted imagery – he reclaims these codes to express his own, more fluid truth.
Surrounded by collaborators such as producers Raphael Di Raddo and Sébastien Noiseux (Skilteck), as well as artists Sandy Duperval and Irdens Exantus, he delivers a unifying album that reflects a newfound maturity. L’heure d’aimer is an offering by an artist who, after confronting his pain, chooses to unabashedly celebrate the possibility of love.
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