What to listen to through all the news? Stéphane Plante and Charles Laplante of QUB musique point out 5 essentials!
The meadow – Vanilla ****
Despite her young age, Rachel Leblanc is an old soul. This is the conclusion that we can draw from listening to his magnificent second album. If the sunny indie-pop refrains of sun 96 reminded us of the 1970s, 1960s folk and baroque pop are in the spotlight this time around. The illusion of time travel is perfect from the instrumental intro (hop-hop) thanks to the impeccable production of Alexandre Martel and the artist herself. Then, Vanille’s voice transports us to an enchanting setting and the evocative power of the sober and acoustic arrangements of the work makes us dream of wide open spaces and forests. It is not a coincidence. Confined to her small Montreal apartment during the pandemic, Rachel began to dream of a more rural life. The result of her mental exile to this magical glade is a soft and airy album that deserves to be listened to time and time again and which represents a giant step in the career of an artist who has definitely established herself as THE heavyweight of music. candy label. To discover as soon as possible, if it is not already done! (Charles Laplante)
Tiamat, My Love – Greg Beaudin ***1/2
In Mesopotamian mythology, Tiamat represented the turbulent expanse of salt water that existed at the beginning of time. For the purposes of the cause, Greg Beaudin uses this deitic figure to, it seems, exorcise a difficult love affair. And it works! We end up with a left field rap album that has the blues but isn’t depressing. With the help of Eman, Les Louanges and ex-colleague Joe Rocca, among others, the man also known as Snail Kid hits hard. If the Franglais used is a little difficult to capture on first listen, it remains a fairly minimal detail. (Charles Laplante)
Wrong folds – Andréanne Sabourin-Cote ****
These 5 titles are presented as an intimate proposal in folk-pop mode. The approach is intended at times to be stripped down in terms of the arrangements. Each word, each whispered syllable remains in the foreground. Piano and acoustic guitar coming to beat time without ever burying the prose. But when the subject requires it, Andréanne Sabourin-Côté does not hesitate to go for a more imposing instrumentation as on the title track for example. The best of the lot? Cafe Tuyo, which is also the first single. Good choice. (Stephane Plante)
Twentieth long game for Anton Newcombe and his acolytes. Nothing destabilizing overall but no less pleasant to listen to. This light is about to change borrows the paths of a glam / blues often heard but with the rickety superposition of acoustic and electric, it makes everything nice. Obsessions sixties are always in order. We even hear hints of Donovan, era Hurdy Gurdy ManIn Fudge. Fans of fuzz, vibrato or other psychedelic reverberations, crank up the volume! (Stephane Plante)
The darling of Montreal indie rock delights us with a new single to be on his album Like Flowers on a Molten Lawn which is scheduled for release on March 24. A chorus sustained with a certain nonchalance studied but enhanced by strings giving small airs of subtle refinement to the whole. Like an ode to the sweet laziness of February. Sharper guitars slice through the middle of the nice ballad without it losing its air of going. (Stephane Plante)
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