April March & Steve Hanft - Magic Monsters

French pop meets flower pop

April March is a highly talented individual who’s collaborated with Brian Wilson and Quentin Tarantino, illustrated with Spiderman creator Steve Ditko, animated for Ren & Stimpy and here hooks up with film director and musician Hanft, harking back to classic 60s French pop and West Coast psych. March’s lyrical, melodic tones gently trip over each song, with Attention Cherie a study in tippy-toe French pop and Flashback Part II supplying more grit with simple March vocal stylings on a romantic bent. When Haft pipes up, even while claiming to be a “Killer on the run…”, the atmosphere retains a sense of period innocence, with flowers a-plenty and sunshine beaming.

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Martyrs Of Pop | MOP 002

Reviewed by Paul Rigby
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