It's Sunday night. A time for reflecting on everything you haven't achieved over the weekend and wondering if sitting next to the window looking wistfully out like someone in an art-house movie will ever make things right. (Answer: No, but you'll look proper intelligent and a little bit sexy and anyone who walks past with their dog will think "Oh, she looks intelligent and sexy...". Possibly).
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So, what can we see the weekend out with? You can see it out with this stunning new song from the frankly mesmeric By Toutatis. It is called "You Need To Know When It's Time To Leave" and it is the perfect thing to curl up with on a Sunday evening when the world is swirling inside your head and you're wondering what it's all about.
You can listen to it and download here:
https://bytoutatis.bandcamp.com/track/you-need-to-know-when-its-time-to-leave
The first thing you'll notice is the ever so slightly music hall opening it has. A delightful little piano melody which suggests times-gone-by instantly. The song has a wonderfully aged feel to it, it's got one foot firmly in the past and that, gentle readers, is a beautiful thing. The vocals have more than a hint of Jacques Brel to them - huskily baritone, deeply rousing and very moving indeed. It conjures up images of a singer, leaning on the piano, or sitting close by, cigarette decorously in hand, pearls of smoke rising and falling in the air and a sepia atmosphere, quiet - hushed and reverential as the song plays out. The joy here is in the simplicity of the instrumentation. It's both uncomplicated and unfussy, yet filled with such tenderness and longing. It is three minutes of utterly heartbreaking perfection. There is no other way to describe it. thegeneral is in love.
"Tell all the people you can't bear to face, you need to know when it's time to leave".
If you have loved this and would like to hear more from this shamefully under-rated outfit, then please please please go to the Tiny Lights Recordings bandcamp page and look up their latest album "The Songs We Sang To Death"
http://tinylights.bandcamp.com/album/the-songs-we-sang-to-death
It is a masterclass in beautifully understated elegance. You will not regret it. Give By Toutatis your support. A truly wonderful act.
lovely words
ReplyDelete'tis indeed a lovely record - check out the beautiful working of Felon's Song on the album
Thank you very kindly - Felon's Song on the album is a complete joy, as is the record as a whole :) x
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