Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt

Following their first homonymous album and an ambitious EP (SKYLARKING), EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NOTHING HURT (Pacinist/Almost Musique) is an invitation to unknown territories, on a map where Europe, Africa and America mix together in a blur, where polyrhythms get layered with shamanic melodies, inherited from Neil Young or the Stooges. Far from the brains but close to the pulsing beat, the band’s new combination of tracks sounds like a celebration of playfulness and intuition, putting the vices of accident and DIY over the virtues of cold, soulless technique.