French indie alt rock outfit Glossy Clouds, on their battered blues art rocker "Beauty Medicine", (and I don't mean battered as beat up but battered like deep fried because it is tasty and does have a certain amount of Southern blues rock funk stirred into the mix), gives us a track that is delicious and cool. It starts with sultry melodies over finger snaps, and then bass, beat and guitar downbeats that feel like 70's pop rock, infused with jazzy chords and contemporary funk and blue rock motifs. The oooohs and aaaahs as contributed by who the band refers to as the Choristers adding pop soul flair. The musical break comprised of a feral-esque cool guitar by vocalist Jérôme Bralet felt like an amalgam of Dan Auerbach (Black Keys) and Cory Wong (Vulfpeck) and is supported by Hugo Merle (dangerously cool) on drums and they make up the main core of Glossy Clouds with the addition of the female vocal trio known as the aforementioned Choristers. If it feels like I am backing into all this, I am (sorry) and I sometimes get a bit scatterbrained when experiencing and writing about art, about music but that's ok. I am ultimately digging this sound that has such a lovely cool groove and vibe, a sound that in a way feels like it doesn't take itself too serious while conspiring to seriously make art that is vibrant and cool.
This cool and divergent band shares:
"We strive to yearn and marvel ourselves at every moment, every vision, every atmosphere that even gives us a little joy. "Beauty Medicine" is in a way an invitation to this practice, the medicine that everyone can acquire for free in order to see the beauty that exists in everyday life..."
Glossy Clouds sound like they consume life in a joyous way. Something to endeavor to do, right?
-Robb Donker Curtius
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THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
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Glossy Clouds are Jérôme Bralet (vocals and guitar), Hugo Merle (Vocals and Drums) and their three female choristers. The duo were introduced by their respective girlfriends and immediately hit it off, a shared outlook and energy for music, art, photography and life was channelled into their songwriting and performances to create the unique collective ‘Glossy Clouds’. The result is not just a band, but a creative universe where the gentle humour and anything-goes lawlessness is utterly riveting. The inseparable songwriting duo are outsiders looking in, effectively rock kids in a dance town. It’s this that binds them.
Glossy Clouds will release their debut EP in late July 2021. A live showcase of all tracks will be performed at 229 London on Tuesday 14th September. The live show will align the bands unique songwriting and visuals to craft a complete artistic statement and electric, sexy glam atmosphere. Audiences will be treated to matching custom-made costumes, wild stage moves and unlimited supplies of energy.
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