Living in a bilingual city like Ottawa, the importance of speaking French becomes more clear to me every day. Admittedly, I don't listen to as much French music as I'd like to but every now and then, I hear about a band through the grapevine and usually, I'm quite pleased with what I get. Tricot Machine's debut self-titled album is no exception to this rule. What we have here is a very poppy/ballady album from the Québecois duo of Catherine Leduc and Matthieu Beaumont. The melodies are simple yet beautiful. The majority of the album is piano driven but once in a while extra instrumentation is thrown in such as banjo on the track "Super Ordinaire" or trumpets on "Un Monstre Sous Mon Lit". Drums are sometimes even exempt from select tracks in favour of stomps and hand claps to keep the rhythm. Luckily, if you haven't guessed from the song titles, the band don't take their music too seriously as many lyrics are lighthearted or comedic in nature, but not to the point of over the top ridiculousness the likes of Les Trois Accords. The album clocks in at just over 40 minutes but seems to fly by in a moment's notice acting as a great little distraction from reality. They currently have a new album out called La Prochaine Étape which I also intend to review in the not too distant future. If you've been enamored by acts like Coeur de Pirate, Immaculate Machine or even Mates Of State then this is right up your alley.
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