We approach Canadian outfit Paresseuse with a healthy amount of curiosity. Describing themselves as a blend between alt-rock and jazz-pop, the Toronto-based duo boasts a rather peculiar and unique identity, oscillating between soulful, elegant episodes and heavier, grittier bursts. ‘Effacer’ is the perfect example of that, a twelve-track album that ventures into a cross-genre, nuanced adventure, the sort of musical exploration that could only emerge from real, proven musicianship.
In that sense, Jimmy Todorov (guitars and vocals) and Joe Morgenstern (drums and keys) have talent to sell, both boasting diverse influences that magically fuse together into a wholesome, imaginative aural embrace. For instance, ‘Gond’ lets itself be hypnotised by crunchy guitars and an overall distorted ethos, while the album’s lead single ‘Montreal’ showcases a much more jazz-leaning arrangement, perhaps one of the best examples of the sort of leftfield shores that Paresseuse aim for.
Elsewhere, ‘Maya’ traces a fine line between nostalgic rock influences and a dark, gloomy vocal tone, with female vocals providing a blissful harmonic counterpoint. ‘Teeth’, unveiled previously as a standalone single, feels rowdy and intricate, at least until its mid-song tender breakdown. The track is actually a pretty functional divide of what Paresseuse stands for… ‘Effacer’ has been recorded at the Dining Room studio in Toronto with engineer Colm Hinds.
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