PAN M 360 / TOP 100 : Tristan Leslay – Nobody’s Might Ship

Vingt de nos contributeurs et contributrices ont eu la tâche de choisir et de présenter succinctement 5 enregistrements, parmi leurs préférés de 2023. Les voici. Cette sélection de 100 albums est unique, voire très différente de tout ce que vous pouvez trouver Over the past few weeks, our most active record reviewers have had the task of choosing their 5 favorite recordings of 2023, and here they are. This selection is unique and quite different of all you can find on the web or through traditional medias. le web ou dans les médias traditionnels. Durant tout le temps des Fêtes, découvrez notre sélection!

Nobody’s Might Ship heralds the first release from this talented young multi-instrumentalist from Montreal. Keen on keeping the flame of progressive rock à la Harmonium and Gentle Giant alive, Tristan has crafted a unique and compelling document that is bristling with studio experimentation, unconventional chords, odd time signatures, and extended microtonal vocal harmonies on par with Jacob Collier himself. Still, despite its many intricacies, it is ultimately a fun voyage of self-discovery, filled with moments of psychedelia and genuine virtuosity as Tristan uses his lead guitar as much as he does his own voice. This record should have you scratching your head in the best of ways, and gradually with each listen, the songs start to make sense and unfold like petals of a flower. A very promising start from the young artist who has not only written and recorded most of the parts himself, but has self-produced it as well.  So do yourselves a favour and step aboard Nobody’s Might Ship.

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