Right after Lucifour M‘s debut single ‚Dog‘ on Sonar Kollektiv the four musicians from Italy are getting ready for the next blow with ‚Valentine‘. After a refreshing dip in soft synth pads, singer Michele Ducci showcases the smooth side of his versatile voice which carries us nicely through this sparkling pop song. At the same time Marco Frattini demonstrates what a real funky drummer is – just as if he‘d arrived straight from the sixties. As before on ‚Dog‘ Lucifour M once again make us swoon over their sophisticated breaks on ‚Valentine‘ once more – knowing that little interruptions only increase the anticipation of the next hook on the way to pop heaven. Moreover, ‚Valentine‘ acts as an appetizer to the first of two 6-Tracks-EPs on Sonar Kollektiv with which the four musicians will make the electronic music world shine.
Skilful drumming and powerful guitars set the agenda here. And with ‚Dog‘ they keep the reins tight and combine uptempo hooks full of distinctive vocals and guitars with striking downtempo breaks. With each following track like the charming pop song ‚Lazy‘ it becomes more and more clear what Lucifour M stand for: elaborate songwriting and sophisticated and complex instrumentation cohere in a stunningly natural and harmonic way. Thus, multifarious songs turn into sparkling gems which cleverly defy typical genre classifications.
However, it is very plain to hear the great musical
training and many years of musical practice the four guys can fall back upon. It is this rich musical foundation that can be heard in each beat of this sumptuous and lush album. Words like well-hung and ripe are culinary terms which spring to one‘s mind when listening to L4M – perfectly illustrating why this album goes so nicely with Sonar Kollektiv.
