Album Review: Deux Furieuses - "Songs From Planet Earth"
Although there's been a fair few albums we've reviewed over the last couple of years which were recorded during the Covid pandemic, it's maybe a bit of a surprise that we've not yet had a full on concept album about the weird times of the last couple of times but one has now landed on our desk courtesy of Xtra Mile signed lo-fi types Deux Furieuses. According to the press release, the album documents singer and chief songwriter Ros' journey from being stuck in her London flat in the early days of the pandemic to seeking sanctuary away from the city once she was able.
Similar to Penfriend, Songs From Planet Earth is gentle but thought-provoking and often angry heartfelt songwriting. There's a lot of very understandable anger here on the likes of the almost grungy guitars on lead off single Bring Down The Government (which features My Bloody Valentine's Deb Googe on bass), Fool All The People and the anti-police brutality of Know The Score (inspired by the shameful Sarah Everard incident). But ultimately the message here is about taking care of yourself and not being a dick to others and I think we can all relate to that from the call to arms defiance of Our Day Will Come and Our Tribe to the haunting ode to finding answers in nature that is Place Of Stones.
Songs From Planet Earth is a real triumph - righteously furious but gentle all at once with some genuinely thought-provoking lyrics that get their point across without ever sounding hectoring. Well worth your time and investment I would say.
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