DG 69 : PARSNIP / KONTEXTE / VERITE SYNTHETIQUE

Name: DG 69 : PARSNIP / KONTEXTE / VERITE SYNTHETIQUE
Start: 2024-10-09T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Duchesse

Schedule

Wed Oct 09 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Duchesse | Nantes, PA

DG présente :

PARSNIP (Melbourne, Australie)
60's garage-indie pop (upset the rhythm / anti fade records)
Green shoots have burst forth from Parsnip, let’s warmly welcome the Australian group’s sophomore album ‘Behold’. Recorded across three sessions over the last three years, ‘Behold’ is a testament to Parsnip at their most creative, catchy and collaborative. This album showcases the multi-talents of all four members, with spirited performances adding dazzle to the thirteen tracks. Paris Richens lets the bass playfully roam. Carolyn Hawkins tumbles feeling into the drum rumble. Stella Rennex’s guitar soars alongside her saxophone work, whilst a sprightly keyboard is tenderly attended by Rebecca Liston. Everyone sings amidst this lush canopy.
Patience, environmental cues and internal signals are integral for a garden to flourish. The same can be said of the conditions necessary for ‘Behold’ to emerge. It is an album gleeful in reassessment, changed priorities and anticipation. The roots are deeply anchored to mystery, drinking up a hidden wonderment that lies within. ‘Monument’ is a twist of melody and mania, “For what am I? But a channel of light” they attest amongst the whoops and hollers. ‘The Babble’ sounds like Ray Davies playing Wordle for enlightenment. In fact most of these songs are pointing the way towards growth and understanding. ‘Turn to Love’ is mesmeric and timeless, thoroughly serene and perfectly judged. Parsnip write songs as a form of communion with the intangible in our increasingly delusory world,
but there is always a gentle reminder; don’t take anything too seriously! “My head is gonna split in two, fix it with flour and glue” they demand on ultimate bop ‘Papier-Mâché’, this juxtaposition of mature resolve with childlike astonishment packs a more powerful punch.
On ‘Behold’, Parsnip explore both the inner and outer realms of
consciousness with quick wits and some seriously quality jangle and jolt. ‘The Light’ is a whip smart workout, sprouting naturally from the
propulsive nature of their debut album ‘When the Tree Bears Fruit’ (2019). ‘Placeholder’ is also devastatingly honest and channels The Field Mice as it buries itself like an arrow into your heart. The production is ambitious, with 12-string and acoustic guitars, percussion, piano, saxophone and harmonium all sitting comfortably in these outstanding songs. Drawing comparisons with Dolly Mixture, Sara Goes Pop and Look Blue Go Purple, Parsnip are an animated ensemble, full of life, emotional complexity and humour. The laughter in the dark is real, but then the sun comes up and we all must meet the day. Even the flowers turn their faces. Behold!
https://parsniphq.bandcamp.com/music

ffo : dolly mixture, the particles, the kinks, the raincoats, etc

KONTEXTE (Nantes)
post-punk / no wave
Lisa, Laure, Clara, Jeanne et Laura slaloment dans un live comme dans une ville. Les instruments sont leurs bâtons de relais, les étapes urgentes mais obligatoirement palpitantes. On galope sur le tram pour mieux apercevoir le Mexique, trébuche sur une enveloppe, celle qu'on voulait justement envoyé, puis on l'a lit à voix haute sautant de toits en toi car les deux sont nécessaires. Le cocktail est savamment brut car incarnant la triple ivresse de l'adresse : conversation! protestation! confession!
https://legomanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/les-contours-de-france-split
ffo : y pants, sara goes pop

VERITE SYNTHETIQUE (Nantes)
indie pop
Duo formé dans l'ouest, quelque part entre Saint-Malo et Nantes en ravivant des bribes d'une scène perdue entre Glasgow et la lointaine Dunedin. Rythmes minimaux et composition méticuleuse, sans fioriture, une pop classe et directe faite de voix douces presque parlées qui se mêlent aux accords et mélodies tendues mais toujours maîtrisées.
ffo: young marble giants, cate le bon, la pop d'Aotearoa (nouvelle zélande)

MERCREDI 9 OCTOBRE
19H00
7€ suggérés, si tu les as pas viens quand même!
DUCHESSE, 87 rue du maréchal joffre, 44000 nantes