Artist

Breton

Album

Other People’s Problems

From

UK, 2012

Tracks

Edward The Confessor

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Jostle

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The Commission

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The album on Spotify on Deezer

A few months ago, I had a blast with the track “Edward the Confessor”. A fresh new sound, full of power, tension and creativity. If you only have time to listen to one song, this is the one.
Since then, I’ve been waiting for the release of their first full length album. “Other People’s Problems” has been released a few days ago.
But first, let’s talk a little bit about the band, because it’s not exactly the classic type of band we can find everyday. Those 5 guys all come from art school and formed a multimedia arts collective, starting as movie directors. Soon enough, they needed music for their videos and so, started to produce their own music. This is important to know, because this has quite a great influence on their sound.
The lads from Breton all live under the same roof, the BretonLab : an old abandoned bank that is now their house and their studio. They manage everything about the band; from the music to the image, these guys create everything themselves.

“Other People’s Problems” is a concentrate of various influences. If you want some names, the more obvious ones could be Foals, Battles, Burial, Bloc Party, Four Tet… Some songs could be categorized as urban, others as post-punk, dubstep, ambiant, electronic, rock… As you can see, it goes in a lot of directions, but oddly enough, it remains remarkably homogeneous! It’s sometimes slow and dark, sometimes fast and happier, but always keep the unique stye of Breton, a concentrate of dark atmosphere, tension and danceable riffs and beats.
The more I listen to this album, the more I love it. Each time, I discover a new song, listen to things differently. Each of the eleven tracks could be used as a soundtrack for a short movie and I play it in my head when listening to it.

I chose 3 songs for you to listen. I tried to pick different ones to let you hear the broad range of sound you can find on this album.
“Edward the Confessor” is the main track, the one that I can’t get rid of.
“Jostle” let you hear what they’re capable of when they go indie-rock.
“The Commission” is definitely one of my favorite, with is nightly dark atmosphere.

Breton is my best discovery in 2012 so far and I can’t wait to see them live. I’m sure (and I hope) this first album is only a glimpse of their entire talent, and that we’ll hear a lot about them for a few months/years.

Enjoy!
T.