'Fleesh' is a Brazilian duo formed in 2013 and who have just released their 3rd studio album 'Across The Sea' and who in addition to that has also recorded two albums of covers, one of 'Rush' (see here) and the other one, of 'Marillion' (see here) and they do not stop there because you can see other videos on their site as beautiful as the others (see here with among others, 'The Final Cut' of 'Pink Floyd' that gives goosebumps). So I discover them with this latest opus, and this is the first concept album of the duo that deals with the different stages of depression, I quote the group: “Lots of people around us have been struggling with it and we see a lot of people that don't quite understand what's going on, they think it's not a big deal... So, we wanted to show how these people feel. To do this, we had several conversations with people we know to understand how they feel, we did a lot of research and read a lot of stories. So this album is entirely based on real facts”. On the musical level, after listening to 'Across The Sea', I found the entire universe of formations that I particularly like 'Mostly Autumn', or 'Karnataka' to name just two. First, 'Gabby Vessoni' gives us a beautiful vocal performance and her voice is reminiscent of singers like 'Hayley Griffiths' (ex 'Karnataka' see here) or 'Olivia Sparnenn' from 'Mostly Autumn' (see their latest album here) or even less well-known but who also have a real talent, like 'Marta Glowacka' from the band ‘Anamor' (see here) or 'Laetitia Chaudemanche' from the band 'Weend'ô' (see here ). Then, the compositions of 'Celo Oliveira' refer to different influences of progressive music through the ages, and, the result is a peaceful and sensitive rock that flows quietly and brings a real serenity to the listener because, beyond Gabby's masterful voice, that conveys all the feelings and transmits a beautiful emotion, the instrumental parts are also in this continuity with beautiful guitar solos in a very 'Gilmourian' style. In summary, this 3rd Brazilian studio recording of 'Fleesh' is a very nice trip in a calm and serene progressive atmosphere and if you like the groups they like as 'Pink-Floyd' or 'Marillion' but also more like 'Mostly Autumn' or 'Mystery' (see their latest album ici ), you should be seduced by 'Across The Sea'... | |
