
Oncle Jazz is a Alt/Indie album by Men I Trust, originally released in 2019. On Gatefold: 32 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Dream Pop
- dreamy
- laid-back
- nocturnal
About
A name like Men I Trust may have the whiff of irony, but there’s nothing tongue-in-cheek about the Quebec band’s <i>Oncle Jazz</i>, even if the album doesn’t have much to do with the genre they reference in the title. Instead, the group charts a lazy course between chillwave, yacht rock, and the haziest strains of dream pop, tapping each sound for maximum mood-setting potential—and indulging in a healthy dose of the surreal along the way. They like their keyboards woozy, their chord progressions complex, and their vocals breathily suggestive; it’s a fair bet they’ve got more than a few Sade albums in their collection, and maybe some Steely Dan too. It may not be jazz per se, but their chops aren’t to be sneezed at—their bass/guitar/drums interplay is as fluid as it is understated, and Emma Proulx’s soft sigh of a voice is sneakily assertive. And unlike some bands that put a primacy on vibes, they’re not afraid to indulge a knowing wink: “Fiero GT” is a love letter to ZZ Top, “Slap Pie” an homage to slap bass. But Seinfeld’s “show about nothing” this certainly isn’t—on the contrary, they’ve found a way to fit just about everything into their sound, and make it work.
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Tracklist
- 1Oncle Jazz0:57
- 2Norton Commander (Album V)3:26
- 3Days Go By3:17
- 4Tailwhip (Album V)3:48
- 5Found Me3:31
- 6Numb (Album V)3:39
- 7Say Can You Hear (Album V)3:09
- 8All Night3:08
- 9I Hope to Be Around (Album V)3:26
- 10Dorian2:51
- 11Pines3:42
- 12Slap Pie2:19
- 13Fiero GT0:51
- 14Seven (Album V)3:45
- 15Show Me How (Album V)3:35
- 16Alright2:37
- 17You Deserve This (Album V)3:05
- 18Pierre3:26
- 19Air3:14
- 20Porcelain3:32
- 21Poodle of Mud1:19
- 22Something in Water3:18
- 23Tailwhip Revisited4:00
- 24Poplar Tree1:14
6 collectors on Gatefold own this · 32 pressings tracked on Gatefold
