Broader audience knows the French band Hold Your Horses! from their brilliant music video to the track 70 Million. But still, it was almost a decade ago. Now the musicians often compared to Arcade Fire are back with the EP called Datsusara.
While the French are really close to the sounds of Win Butler's collective, I was more bound to compare them to one of my favourite bands ever, The Paper Chase. This comparison is clearly due to the similarities between the vocals of Charles from Hold Your Horses! and John Congleton. But there is more to it, it's also about the complexity and the apparent chaos in the both band's music, the French themselves call it as "enthusiastic and colourful pop alchemy". This blending of rock, folk instruments and energy is clearly visible on Datsusara.
The album is started with Call from the Hill with its folk-like message and really an orchestral execution, but the EP's best is Arms & Arms. Opened with a charming melody on keys and strings, the track quickly changes to something that could easily be included on Someday This Could All Be Yours by the already mentioned The Paper Chase. However, the track from France i a bit more melodic and a tad less aggressive in what it stands for. But the music quality is about just the same.
Datsusara costs 4 EUR.
Check: Arms & Arms
Country: France
Genre: chaotic indie pop
