Release Date: 10 March 2023
Song Count: 10
Duration: 37 minutes, 11 seconds
Rating: 6.6/10
Description:
(Note: Thanks to a mate of mine for this recommendation! You know who you are.)
From the Rennes-based group Green Lads, specialised in making catchy and inventive Celtic folk tunes, today we're exploring their third full-length album, NEBULA. Going around all of France (and beyond, on occassion) to perform their music, these players of strings and flutes are no slouches when it comes to making songs their heart desires, and they top their crafts up with electronic productions that amp up their energies further - and nowhere is this combined prowess clearer than with this particular album.
Though most of the tracks consist of the aforementioned blend of traditional instruments and digital mixing with no singing thrown in, the odd tracks like "Dreams" change this trend up by containing vocals from multiple individuals singing along in harmony to the instrumental. With a generally cheerful air around the entire album's output, the songs are designed - whether by direct intention or simply by the nature of the genre - around making the listener dance, or at least induce a positive mood within them upon listening, and it achieves its effect relatively well. Though not many of the tracks end up sticking in one's memory in a particular way, the few that do are excellent in doing so, and overall lead to a fun experience as they flow through.
There is little else to say about NEBULA aside from the fact that it proves itself to be a solid record performed by talented musicians that shines light on a genre of music less touched on by the general music sphere. Perhaps with repeated listens and enough time spent, the individual tracks may start clicking more for yours truly, but for now, from my perspective, the album has cemented itself as a decent listen one could return to for when trying to induce a specific energy that only Celtic folk such as this can provide. Not bad all around.