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| 3.1 good | Erwann S. STAFF | January 10th 24 |
Pomme's sophomore record focuses much more on intimate folky chanson with fewer forays into grander instrumentations - which ultimately works to its disservice.
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| 3.5 great | Bedex | October 23rd 21 |
You know how my favourite part of her first LP was the more poppy and dancy songs? Well, with
this one, as the title slightly suggests, she abandons those completely. This one is all about
sad ballads and is a lot more subdued in its instrumentation. The better songs imo are things
like 2 and 3 which contains a lot more glittery poppy elements in the back to make the
instrumental feel more colourful. The energy never matches the peps of her earlier poppy tracks
though. 4 has a more intriguing intro which is great, and unfolds after a while into the first
instance of the album opening up instrumentally - a great song. 6 is also more involved
instrumentally, whilst 8 with its prod evokes beautiful old chanson francaise. For the rest, the
album feels mostly okay but is never catchy, and the vocalisations on 11 feel frankly dull by
that point, even though she is a talented vocalist of course. Bonus tracks: 1996 is cute and very
good, probably the best bonus track. Les cours d'eau feels a bit more like indie pop but remains
quite subdued, whilst its 'solo' version suppresses that interest with just a cheap dream pop
chorus tone. Vide is an okay song, and sorcieres is a relatively boring and repetitive ballad,
though the chorus is kinda fun. Magie bleue is the coolest instrumentally (thanks guest), eg.
with the piano at 3:30, but alas it is completed by mere although well done vocalisations, so it
is more of an experiement than a song per se. Chanson for my depressed love is a fair bit cooler,
though her delivery tires a bit after this many bonus tracks, and finally comme tu dis is a
pretty cute and sappy ballad with not much else to it. A few selected cuts for playlists in an
album I might rejam once or twice but not much more. 3.4
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