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La Houle are from France and create some extremely interesting take on noisy pop/rock, one that feels fresh but also strongly rooted in the music genres it comes from. If we agree that Première Vague was not only a compilation of the band's first two EPs but their debut album, the French come back with their second album called La chute.
The title translates to "The Fall" (which I should have guessed from the word "parachute") but unlike The Fall the band, is far from post-punk's definition of falling. Instead, there's more from Slowdive's ecstasy from the feeling of falling - at least in the guitar-heavy but smooth and exciting music. It seems to be starting in the indie rock's area and going very far in the shoegazey, dreamy direction. The vocals sound very nugazey in this Nothing-like style which suggests being subtle and airy but also very well conducting the melodies. Not to mention that the French language itself adds to the mysterious and fresh feeling I sensed in this album.
However, there's more to that. In La Houle's music, it's very tangible that the artists didn't want to go full on music cliches, instead, they skillfully combine shoegaze guitars with tons of electronic sounds (so well-balanced in Toi (ce moi) that starts like a ballad based on lively synthy sounds and develops into a wall-of-sound guitar experience) and interesting stylistic choices like the spoken work, noir-sounding parts in La chute the track. Super interesting release.
La chute costs 7 EUR.
Check: Toi (ce moi)
Country: France
Genre: electronic dream rock
Label: Music From The Masses / October Tone
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