Artists in Love, Destroyed

I really like the North African feel of “Oasis”. The different bells and guitars have a wonderful mystic feeling to them. The vocals are layered in a way that makes them sound haunting and fit perfectly with everything else in the song. The layers of male and female voices on “Artemis” are entrancing. The creeping sparkling arpeggios create a wonderful layering of strange and sublime, making a deceptively simple song feel so much deeper.

“Jiminy” is such a fun upbeat song. The way the bass, bells, and drums play off each other at the beginning of the song always puts a smile on my face. In the middle of the song there is a long build up and it uses tons of birds singing. It feels like you are being pulled into an enchanted forest. The vocal comes in calling for you and fades off into the distance before the beat comes back.

The flute in “Bilboquet (Sirba)” is really fun. I love how playful the bouncing bass and drums are when there is little going on in the song. When there isn’t a flute playing, there are some beautiful sparkling pads. I enjoy how unique a lot of their sounds are, not enough producers go the route of making something sound pretty and magical.

Every aspect of “Les jolies choses” is remarkable. The sound design is perfect, and all of the transitions give that magical feeling that so many of their songs invoke. The vocals are beautiful and compliment all the other aspects of the song so well.

My favorite song of the album is “Peter Pan (feat. Antonin)”. Like many of their other songs, they pull from childhood stories. The vocals are so clever and the way they flow with the guitar matching creates a longing for more. This song really reminds me of Air’s first album Moon Safari.

Polo & Pan, the magical duo from France, has done it once again. The entire album is spectacular. If you have a chance to see them while they are touring worldwide, I would highly recommend it.