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Future
Parisian
duo Future formed in 2012, and has just released its second EP: “Stay
Behind”. The EP has been released on CD and can also be purchased
on the band’s bandcamp.
It
starts without a warning, straight to the point, with a high voltage
drum machine beat and an ethereal guitar riff full of reverb. It’s
“In Your Eyes”, it’s got melancholy and atmosphere, but it’s
danceable and catchy, as if Jesus and Mary Chain had met New Order. A
perfect noise pop song. Then comes “Stay”, a bit more quiet, but
still very powerful. With this song, Future takes the listener to
higher places, it’s so atmospheric, and again, it takes the best of
shoegaze and new wave to make an irresistible track. Next is a remix
of a song from the first EP: “Starlight”, moving this track to
completely new grounds. Very electro, but crude and brutal, it’s
music for primitive dance and lust. The record ends with a remix of
the first track “In Your Eyes”. The tempo has been drastically
lowered, vocals over-processed, an eighties synths hook has been
added: an honest ending track, although slightly disappointing in
regard of the rest of the EP.
“Stay Behind”
is a delightful blend of shoegaze, new wave and electronic music, and
definitely a good teaser for Future’s announced first album.
Guillaume Renard
