Weekly5 dreams up something wild, maybe absurd, but intriguing today: a James Bond fantasy in the 19th century, a punk loose at a jazz school, vocals rubbing against steel, and honey smeared around your mouth. And just when you think you’re about to wake up, a crystalline guitar surges into cinematic grandeur.
Fontaines D.C. & ROSALÍA – Where Is Gone?
Try as I might, I simply couldn’t resist featuring Fontaines D.C. once again. The incredible duet with ROSALÍA, Where Is Gone?, is absolute perfection: bluesy Western noir meets orchestral opulence, blending into the heart-wrenching soundtrack of a 19th-century James Bond film. There’s quiet space between the harmony of two voices as the wistful melody unfolds into a bittersweet dream!
Bunker 2 – All Your Pets Survived
Lifted from the Swedish band Bunker 2’s debut album of the same name, All Your Pets Survived is wonderfully offbeat, grooving its way through lo-fi territory. It somehow sounds as if a punk were playing a Britpop record at a jazz school: chaotically melodic, wild and yet with a keen eye for detail.
CLUB CACTUS – Ya Lil, Ya Sbleen
Leïla Jiqqir’s hypnotic vocals contrast with an industrial, metallic sound. Ya Lil, Ya Sbleen, featured on the new album 3 by Anthony Laguerre and Jean-Michel Pirès, aka CLUB CACTUS, is free of any excess. The friction, the contrasts, and the textures, on the other hand, demand the limelight. It’s a track so intricate and unwieldy that one initially recoils in bewilderment. But once you let go, magic unfolds.
Alois – 9 Hours
Smooth coolness flows thickly from the psychedelic batik-like tones. The Swiss sextet Alois strolls nonchalantly through 9 Hours and smears funk honey around our mouths. And it still tastes delicious even hours later. If a track could wear sunglasses just for the style, it would be this very single.
Ella Malherbe – I Could Say No
With calm confidence, Swiss artist Ella Malherbe bounces, sways, and glides through her new single I Could Say No. Pop-orchestral flair à la Lana Del Rey shimmers through, happily indulging in a touch of playfulness that keeps everything unpredictable. And when the crystalline guitar surges to the fore, I Could Say No takes on a cinematic grandeur.
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