After a whirlwind of music on Friday, and late-night conversations about anything and everything, I needed a reprieve, something to ease me into another gauntlet. A bit melancholic, dreamy, and hazy, Grand Eugene was the perfect start to Saturday at FME. Under the wooden structure of La Guinguette Chez Edmund, with a backdrop of the Osisko Lake, Grand Eugene’s sound; Drugdealer mixed with old Andy Shauf and hint disco drab ala Gab Bouchard was exactly what we all needed.
As the sun peaked out of the clouds to say “hi,” we were welcomed to a vacation from ourselves, a vocational summer, the bass—my god the bass, the tones, the wash of synthy majesty, just pure delight. Their new album is aptly named, Les vacances d’été, be sure to take off the time from the daily grind and check it out.
