A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi…
Bonjour, je m’appelle Azra et j’écris pour Original Rock. First of all, I’d like to apologise to my French brothers and sisters, I learnt the language in secondary school and was quite good, but over the years I’ve lost the little knowledge I had. My favourite French word though is “moufette” which is skunk, that smelly creature who was animated as Pepe Le Pew, a childhood favourite of mine.
Pleasantries over, onto business and gently sashaying out of the speakers is The Sunday Sadness, our friends from across the Channel, from Bordeaux to be precise, known for its wine.
Opener “Lost In The Crowd” has an almost reggae like beat, easy to listen to but still has quite potent lyrics
“trapped in a daze for days” is a great example of this.
With “Damn I Hate It” there is a catchy dance vibe, not unlike the latest YM@6 offering- jump in the disco pit and jive, my friends!
Although it is quite poppy there is still an atmosphere, of unease maybe, but that’s how relationships are, confusing and euphoric at the same time.
“A sob, a sigh under the city lights” is a great lyric found in “Someone” where we hear a little Journey, a little Hardline, a little Foreigner, it may seem strange to include these heavyweights of the industry, but The Sunday Sadness have encapsulated that emotion and that sensation.
“High Beams” is a minute and a half of calmness, if you will, much like a gymnast on a beam calculating, concentrating on their next move.
Some of the songs include a rap section, “The Wrong Way” is a tongue twister with its
“vision, division, perception, collision” and a “perplexing addiction” and then it leads into a most beautiful, melodic chorus and the stunning line,
“and everyone I know just moved on” which perpetuates the agony of feeling you’ve been left behind.
“The Hunger” and “Sad Songs” are similar in outlook, and leave you with a sense of belonging and longing to hear more.
I can see these guys developing over the years, maturing into a classy vintage of their own
Au revoir, mes amis et bonne chance.
The Sunday Sadness – self titled debut, self -released on 15th February