Costa Blanca

Sound DNA

• Rock
• Garage Rock

• fuzzy
• hypnotic
• psychedelic

About

All the key influences and ingredients are here for the ultimate French hipster duo of drummer and occasional vocalist Marie Liminana and multi-instrumentalist Lloyd Liminana—plus their guest vocalists—to deliver on what their image and reputation promise. Names such as Serge Gainsbourg, Jean-Luc Godard, Tindersticks, Ennio Morricone, The Velvet Underground, and many more from the art-pop side of life are dropped in context with this ever-evolving duo. Their music can be described as a mix of garage rock, French pop, and French ye-ye, with elements of psychedelia, spy films, and French new wave references. The seductive spells behind “Votre Cote Yeye M’emmerde,” “Rosas,” “La Melancolie,” and “Liverpool” are made from a mix of impressive sounds juxtaposed surprisingly so. Would one expect a Middle Eastern vibe to permeate a British port town like “Liverpool”? Loud buzzy guitars hardly seem appropriate when a romantic vibe builds its tension, yet it’s near perfect when it hits during <i>Costa Blanca</i>—the duo’s third (and most expansive) album to date. Songs stretch beyond two or three minutes, even when the vibe is back to basics (“Bb”).

via Apple Music

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