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In a Safe Place
[City Slang/Labels]
Here is a genre, the one labelled "post-rock", which, unfortunately didn't escape to the over-crowding effect, and that is now, like many others, drown in countless clone records of bands as less inspired one than the other. So, it's always with pleasure and relief that we welcome artists, who manage to bring something new to this genre. As you must have guessed, one of these artists is the band The Album Leaf, the project of Jimmy LaValle (Black Heart Procession, Locust, Tristeza) who is now releasing its third album. Recorded in Iceland, "In a Safe Place" is basically an ambient album, but with explorations in pop and with parts sung by Lavalle himself, who's also accompanied by friends like Pall Jenkins of The Black Heart Procession (on On Your Way and the great Eastern Glow) or Jon Thor Birgisson of Sigur Rós and his ghostly vocal (on the very weird Over the Pond). On the guests' list, you can also find Maria Huld Markan (Amina) and Gyda Valtysdottir (Cellist, ex-Múm). The instrumental part of the album is just as good as you'll hear on tracks like Thule, TwentyTwoFourteen or The Outer Banks, brightened by light beats. In the end, this is a very good album, full of warmth, of tenderness and serenity which we highly recommend you to listen.
Renaud Martin |
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