MONTAIGNE.
Montaigne is the project of Jessica Cerro. You might remember the rather memorable voice too. As Jessica Cerro she was a finalist in that triple j unearthed high comp a while back…and I think did pretty well. Her new track ‘I’m A Fantastic Wreck’ takes a slight unexpected turn though. This is interesting, verging on sophisticated pop music.
The obvious reference point for me is Otouto. That rather precarious percussion takes what could be a little predictable into weird. And weird is what makes this work. There are pop hooks galore, and that big climax at the end makes you feel all the things it’s designed to make you feel, but it’s that slightly off putting nature of Jess’s warm big vocal against the not quite there percussion and the rest of the staccato instrumentation that makes this one. And although it gets into a big ol’ sweeping love song towards the end, the way the strings wash out her voice, only for her voice to come back triumphantly and then end suddenly takes you by surprise.
‘I’m A Fantastic Wreck’ is taken from Montaigne’s debut EP Life Of Montaigne due out towards the end of the year. Looking forward to hearing some more stuff.
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Miks.
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