Sin-day. The day that really feels like it's kicking you in the nadgers as we wait for the new week to creep up, goosing us in the shower when we least expect it.
What can I offer you to make the pain of the weekend go away? Well, I can offer you this...
"PREVIOUSLY...ON THEGENERAL..."
Eagle eyed followers of the blog will remember quite some time ago I posted about a sampler EP from the frankly marvellous Richard Earls and Thierry Audousset - which, if you'd like a refresher, in case you've forgotten, you can read about here. Richard said he would be back in touch to let me know when the EP was fully ready to be released and true to his word, he was - and here is my review (Richard, I'm sorry it took so long, better late than never!!)
First of all, the necessaries - if you'd like to buy the CD then you can go to this linky here and maketh your purchase thereof:
http://www.handsandarms.com/fr/indie-pop/5468-older-wiser-harder-cd-volume-one-before-that-long-hot-summer.html
The sampler EP I received was beautiful, and I remember the beautifully melodic and intricate "Expressionless" as my standout track. Again, here, in the finished recording it remains so. The haunting piano combines with a vocal performance that starts out gently lulling and breaks into something quite powerful and moving. The main difference between that and this final release of course is that the tracks are mastered and polished now - though it does not detract from their simple beauty.
There is a nice mixture of styles, themes and ideas on here and it feels like there will be something to interest you whether you like pop, indie, ballads - or genuine, honest to goodness decent pop music. Lyrically, the duo offer a gentle kind of moroseness (if that is possible!) and there is a downbeat feel to the music - however, it does not turn the songs into depressing paeans at all, rather they remain very moving and thought provoking instead.
This is a welcome collection of songs - of which I hope there will be more to come and I heartily recommend you add this to your collections pronto.
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