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| Black Tape for a Blue Girl | |
The Scavenger Bride
[Projekt]
As eternal reflections of leader Sam Rosenthal's moods, the successive albums of Black Tape for a Blue Girl have always been shrouded in the crystalline waters and the ethereal fumes of romanticism. "The Scavenger Bride", the band's eighth release, makes no exception to the rule, yet appears from the outset as a much more ambitious project. Centred around three characters plunged in the turmoil of passion, desire and solitude, this concept album (crafted in the shadow of Kafka) delivers Sam Rosenthal's most utterly poignant love confession ever. A work of art chiselled with sensitivity and grace, in which each instrument (guitars, piano, flute...) conveys the protagonists' emotions (regrets on Bastille Day, 1961, disillusion in Like a Dog). At time full of light and deeply dark, "The Scavenger's Bride" exhales muffled sounds floating like breaths evaporating from synths layers (Floats in the Updrafts) and whispering guitars (The Doorkeeper). Supported by Elysabeth Grant's angelic voice and several luxury guest stars (Attrition's Martin Bowes, Spahn Ranch's Athan Maroulis, Unto Ashes' Michael Laird, Audra's Bret Helm and Judith's Chris David), Sam Rosenthal crafted a pure and haunting ode to romanticism. The ultimate album for introspection and melancholy wanderings.
Stéphane Leguay |
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