Soft and hushed arrangements, enveloping bass, singer nestled deep in the mix. The press release tells us twice that it is “bedroom rock”. Quilt song, what, in the sense ofIn my Room, the immortal burial of Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Since the daylight hours of the Cherry Chérie group, the fellow named Filpo – Paolo Philpot in civilian life – has been exploring its decor, examining its interior. Both alone and with others, the time to beautifully transpose this isolation. There are numerous of them, casually, instrumentalists with fine dexterity (strings, winds, period synths), Roxane Reddy with delicate harmonies. Elena, the song, is intended to be an invitation, which the powerfully driven chorus tells us: “At home this Friday / Together we could celebrate”. In Destiny, it’s about coming together in the dark. In Water drops, the gaze towards the outside is distorted by the memory of sunny times. Life interferes, happy observation: this disc is not waterproof.
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