posted by Patrick on September 18, 2011
Mathieu Santos of Ra Ra Riot has just released his first solo album, the oddly named Massachusetts 2010, and it’s honestly a mixed bag. There are some excellent nuggets of melodic electro pop, along with a song or two that might have been best left in the studio. But when Santos hits his mark, he really nails it, and both of the tracks below are simply addictive (and addictively simple). “I Can Hear the Trains Coming” features Santos’ falsetto voice against a sing-song harmony that evokes hazy summer days and sweetly addled memories. “Northern Melody” sounds completely different and is less catchy but more interesting. If Massachusetts 2010 is an experiment in musical styles and textures, these tracks represent opposite ends of Santos’ spectrum, and perfection lies somewhere in between. Santos should get there, eventually; he’s too talented not to.
Mathieu Santos – I Can Hear The Trains Coming (Downloaded 271 times)
Mathieu Santos – Northern Mentality (Downloaded 251 times)
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» Meaningless labels: Ambient • Bedroom Band • Catchy • Experimental • Male vocal • With Bleeps & Blips
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September 22nd, 2011 at 7:19 am
This is certainly Amazing! Many thanks.