You can find Frances & Larootcrowd on
Soundcloud in the organic rock category.
If organic means authentic rather than
fake, original rather than imitation, and quality rather than dross, then
organic is certainly the right category for this band.
Crystalline is a word that comes to mind
when listening to Frances in a song like Morning.
I don´t mean this in a sugar
sweet sense, but crystalline in the sense of clear, direct and strong and with
the power to go straight to the heart.
This band have built their career over
time, and they do the same with their songs. They are not in a rush to wrap up
a tune in 3 minutes and they let the music breathe, take time to build up
interesting solos and use clever arrangements to deliver maximum emotional
power.
On the Festimad band page their music is
described as psychedelic so I did start linking up their songs with sounds from
years ago: there´s a nice easy shuffle groove on Lemon Tree which took me back to America´s 1971 song A horse with no name and there are some vintage
Pink Floyd inspired guitar solos on River , which opens with a very Rubber Soul sound.
Frances uses the higher register of her
voice in most of her songs but on Travel she shows off a powerful lower register
which opens up more expressive possibilities. I wonder if among her psychedelic virtual collection
she´s followed Marianne Faithful, not a bad role model by any standards.
Frances Ribes Renshaw is the songwriter
and the voice that fronts this outfit, and Larootcrowd are smooth and laid
back. This band have done their time in their native Madrid and on the Spain
circuit and they are clearly ready for their big moment.
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