The second album from Frenchman Stéphane Milochevitch sounds American on account of the fact that the songwriter spent his teenage years in Houston, Texas.
The twelve tunes are mainly earnest and introspective folk-blues songs albeit with tentative moves towards synth-pop
It begins promisingly with The Flying Pyramid, a reworked version of the title track from his debut album with some joyful Afro guitar beats.
Unfortunately, the gloomier perspective which follows is at odds both with this carefree opening and the bright colours of the Mexican cover art.
Milochevitch has one of those baritone voices that tends to keep emotional content muted. Backing vocals from Emma Broughton and Maud Nadal lighten the mood a little but this is still quite a cheerless set of tunes.
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The lonesome frame of mind coupled with a search for a direction in life is reflected in lyrics like "When you have nowhere to go you don't know you're moving"(The Sea The Mountain The Ghost) or "You're not lost, you're just alone" (Where The Blue Bird Flies).
Josh T. Pearson has covered Song Of Abdication and with a bit more joie de vivre, Milochevitch's songs might find a wider audience, Instead, I suspect this album may find a small but dedicated following but nothing more.
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