The debut album from this artist from Canada.
Guillaume Turcotte did the bass, guitars, synths, piano, organ and vocals himself.
He got help from a handful of guests who added their drums, percussion, guitars, violin, piano and backing vocals.
This artist is new to me. His album was released as a name-your-price Bandcamp album and that itself makes it attractive for both a reviewer like myself and anyeone else into music in these hard times.
The vocals are in French and the music is somewhere between chanson, folk rock and progressive rock.
That makes me automaticly think about this great Canadian band who gave us the same blend; Harmonium. And that is not too incorrect. Harmonium was rooted in the 1970s and chanson. Although there is elements of the same music, that cannot be said about Guillaume Turcotte and his music.
Guillaume Turcotte's music is more polished and more melodic.
His vocals is great. The three quarters of an hour of music is not particular great. The problem is the missing great or even outstanding piece of music. The music is plodding along towards the end and really never take flight.
That said, this is a good album. Mostly because of the vocals and the sound. The art of great songs has evaded this album, though.... Download the album if this sounds interesting.
3 points
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