Monday, February 5, 2024

album listens #17 - histoire de melody nelson - serge gainsbourg

 

this album lives inside ur ear and whispers sweet nothings to you whilst an orchestra plays in the background. great guitar work mixed with the strings, it feels loose yet orchestrated, like a waltz. the way its mixed makes it seem sparse, with the vocals always being at the fore front and everything else taking a backseat, at points it feels like you are literally inside his mouth. however, when the instrumentation is allowed to take centre stage, the only word i have for it is cool. it swings and swishes about, sometimes it's jarring and sometimes it JAMS. cool.

FAVOURITE SONG: Ballade de Melody Nelson

RATING: 7/10

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