A voice, guitars and a small dark world
An almost entirely acoustic album, relying heavily on guitars. The voice is a very beautiful hybrid of Brian Molko and Kurt Cobain (mostly Molko, especially in the way the voice "slides" on the notes in Angel's Fly), with an edge of its own and a remarkable expressiveness and flexibility. The lyrics are some of the best I heard lately, conveying powerful, dark emotions.
Although English is not the singer's native language, I prefer the way his voice sounds in the songs with English lyrics (but this might just be a question of personal taste). I also prefer the purely acoustic songs, like Angel's Fly and Sans Passe, Sans Histoire, for the more intimate feeling they transmit. Violence and Bad Omen are interesting and original, without denying their influences.
An album worth paying close attention to.
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