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Review - Stubborn Trees - Roots - EP - French + English Text - blues rock/grunge/metal - NRV Promotion - Le Scribe Du Rock - Sortie le 12/11/21
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blues/rock'n'roll/grunge/metal
Piqué sur le bandcamp du groupe : "Un peu de biologie dans une bio de groupe : les stubborn trees constituent cette catégorie d’arbres qui poussent là où bon leur semble et traversent les obstacles. C’est, en filigrane, ce que racontent les chansons de Stubborn Trees : avancer, ne rien regretter comme le sous-entend à peine Entering The Fray, lettre de démission gentiment grunge qui a fait l’objet d’un premier clip"
C'est bien résumé non ?Stubborn Trees are a category of trees that grow where they want and cross obstacles. That's what Stubborn Trees' songs are about: moving forward, not regretting anything, as Entering The Fray, a nicely grungy resignation letter that was the subject of a first video, barely implies.
That's a good summary, isn't it?
In 1992 and the years that followed I favoured the checkered lumberjack shirt, baggy jeans and big trainers or doc martens depending on the season and, since I still had hair back then (lol) I could have fun with it. Yes, you guessed it, I liked Darkthrone as much as Nirvana or Soundgarden... You can't change your mind.
Listening to the EP of the Chantilly band Stubborn Trees (whipped but not syrupy! ) you're inevitably sent back to the past, and if their "roots" don't have much to do with Sepultura's (even though, on the track "who i am", the intro wouldn't have been out of place on an opus of the Brazilians during the Cavalera period), it defines the band's roots: a bit of melodic punk rock, Nirvana-style grunge, indie music in the Pixies' style and even deeper roots in blues and original rock'n'roll. In short, energetic music, real songs and musicians who are not afraid to sweat and make the listener sweat, which, in these somewhat insipid and odourless times, is a great thing! The eight tracks of Roots rarely exceed three minutes and rely on the effectiveness of riffs that are simple in appearance but O How catchy. Laurie (vocals/bass/guitar) and Yann (vocals/guitar/bass) happily share the microphone and the six and four strings while Camille holds the beat perfectly (you know what they say, a good drummer and you've done 50% of the work, and it's true too!
This dive into the 90's has nothing "vintage" about it (I hope this word disappears!) as the band's rock is alive, inhabited and carried by an energy of their own. Each track is different from the previous one (cf. the epic side of the instrumental "Tempus Fugit" which follows the punk rock pop of "what you want" before giving way to the very grungy "Carpe Diem").
Of course, listening to Roots again and again makes your legs tingle and you think: "Oh Pinaise (copyright Homer Simpson) on stage, that must be a blast", among other intellectual thoughts. Stubborn Trees proves once again that French rock is REALLY good and that it has no complex in front of its Anglo-Saxon version. All that's left is to convince all the teenagers that rock'n'roll is still better than djul (big brothers, make the kids listen to your records!) and the game will be won!
Stubborn Trees are adamant that rock is alive and kicking, and that it just needs to be freed from its pandemic cage! Come on everyone, rush on their high energy skeleton and watch for the live dates! Kisses! Pierre
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