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Something Wrong
[Recall]
The delightedly bucolic sleeve (a naked woman leaving Bardi Johansson blackout in the middle of a green mountainous desert), hides the second album of the Icelandic duo, whose got a curious name to say the least. For this record, the versatile Bardi and his singer Esther Talia Casey had the excellent idea to invite some talented colleagues. So, our compatriot, Keren Ann sings in her native language (English) on the sumptuous There Was a Whisper, which, with its melancholic melodies and its Ennio Morricone-like guitars' arpeggios, could be a serious candidate for the Top 5 of the best trip-hop tracks ever. Then, we find the voice of Daniel August of Gus Gus on the languorous In the Morning and the one of Nicolette (of the unforgettable "Protection" of Massive Attack) on the classy and jazzy Contradictions. And these are not the only remarkable tracks of this album, the electric Find What You Get and its new-wave guitars, Inside and its cinematographic trip-hop, or the very "peace and love" single, Stop in the Name of Love (cover of the Supremes) catch the attention at the first listening. Really, nothing is wrong on "Something Wrong", which is one of the best pop/trip-hop album of this year.
Renaud Martin |
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