Can’t get anything done, how do you expect that from me…

That’s how Tristan Clopet’s EP Duende starts, and what a cool start to an album that is. This groovy song is called Your Love is a Drug, and it works well as the first song of the album. Otherwise, this wasn’t such an easy album for me to get into, but over time it’s grown upon me and now I can say, it’s actually so good!

And that’s something that happens with good music a lot. First it can be difficult to get into, but then it opens up, little by little. You realize things you didn’t hear at first. Or maybe you heard them just alright, but now suddenly they start making sense to you. Truly one thing I love about music.

The second track, The End of an Era, is based around some chords strummed acoustically, and contains a catchy chorus. The next one, called Let it Go, builds upon a bluesy riff. All over, the songs are musically diverse, and I like Tristan’s singing. Somehow, I also seem to dig the lyrics, although I couldn’t say if they are special in some way.

The fourth track is a quieter one, it’s called Flowers in Bloom. One record that comes to my mind at this point, is Jeff Buckley’s Grace. If you like that one, why not give a shot to Tristan Clopet?

The next song, Concrete Dreams, starts with a catchy riff and then takes the record to a new, more reggaeish direction. The last track, Oceans, starts quietly, but suddenly a groovy bass line takes over, followed by some reggae and many other things. This is my favorite song of the album.

The album can be listened to on Tristan’s homepage. And if you like it, you can buy it on iTunes. Many thanks for Tristan and his team for providing me with the record, along with a cool T-shirt!

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