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The newest album "Something Ends Here" focuses on the balance between darker lyrics, compositional work and arrangements in search for light. And if sewn atmospheres have made way to songwriting, pan-harmonic envies and instrumental richness have not vanished into the air. If poignant moments keep piling up, the band never forgets to forge some happy ends in the middle of dark ballads (Nothing Alongside) so the listener can walk along forest paths where they will be happy to get lost. Ecoute les orgues, elles jouent pour toi, said Serge Gainsbourg...
Between old school soul music and pop adventures in Technicolor, Major Deluxe drop their compass under a bronze sky (Eveything’s Black...) on a bright sunshine pop day (Murder Day). Back to normal? Major Deluxe’s second more mature album stares into the eyes of the listener. From deep mellow soul to a shy and subtle disco sense, the squad lays a bed of no-folk layers in a hazy cloud of Talk Talk. Probably influenced by the kinds of Lambchop, High Llamas, Jim ORourke, Elliott Smith, Beatles, Stereolab or J.J. Cale, Major Deluxe reveals a unique sound, a huge sense of space and freedom, brings a feeling of pleasure and happiness. |
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