Trafic is the third studio album by French singer-songwriter and guitarist Gaëtan Roussel, released on 29 September 2018 by Barclay and Universal Music France.
The album was supported by the lead single "Hope", which tells the story of a florist with Alzheimer's disease who forgets the names of his flowers.
[1] François Marchesseault of Ici Musique complimented the album's 11 songs as "smart, melodious", as well as catchy and danceable, especially where contrasted with the darker and more serious content of the lyrics, as on "Hope", which addresses Alzheimer's disease.
[4] Although acknowledging that there were no songs as big as "Help Myself" from Roussel's album Ginger (2010), Marchesseault called it "so well done, so enjoyable compared to other productions of the moment".
[5] Lehoux felt that although the album contains singles with "radio potential" ("Hope" and the Paradis duet), it lacks strength because more serious themes on the album (like Roussel singing about death and oblivion) are not fully realised and that the more "polished and proper production [...] trivialises" Roussel's nasal voice.