Still relying on the finesse of Simon Proulx’s lyrics, Les Trois Accords breathe new life into their offbeat rock.
Posted at 7:00 p.m.
Who would have thought that the absurd rock of Les Trois Accords would last? It was not won and a large part of the credit goes to Simon Proulx, who always finds unusual angles to talk about banal everyday things, which he magnifies to draw universal truths from them. As a humorist, yes, but above all as a real songwriter.
On Presence of mindhe evokes with fierce acuity our dependence on the Internet (Internet), the relationship we have with our self-image (Morning) and the screwed up plans of a bunch of teenagers (Shoplifting). Subtle observations, made with irony, never really mean sarcasm and a lot of self-mockery, served by a playful passion (Above-ground swimming pool) which has taken on necessary nuances over the years.
And with a sensitivity also shifted that we would not have suspected. Like on Chinese doughwhere this comforting dish becomes the symbol of parental love and the small gestures that count and are passed down from generation to generation.
Simon Proulx has a lot of merit, but can count on the obvious connection he has with Charles Dubreuil, Alexandre Parr and Pierre-Luc Boisvert. Les Trois Accords is first and foremost a state of mind. And it is also a sound which, on Presence of mindfeeds in particular on post-punk (Internet) and British alternative rock — especially on Night visitwhose guitar sounds in the verse like a rereading of Friday I’m In Love of the Cures.
What else to say except that Les Trois Accords still manage to surprise with their catchy and catchy rock?
Rock
Presence of mind
The Three Agreements
The Tribe/Phonoscope