Perhaps the most 'pop' proposal (so far) of the #buzz showcase, but maybe the best way to kick off this new year, 2018.

I should note that the album was already timely reviewed by @[ALFAMA] here: SPIRIT FEST - SPIRIT FEST - Recensione di ALFAMA

Spirit Fest - Spirit Fest (Morr Music, November 10, 2017)

'Spirit Fest' can practically be defined as a supergroup. It all starts from Markus Archer's (Notwist) interest in the music of the Japanese duo Tenniscoats, composed of Saya and Takashi. His work has always stood out not only for its typical pop taste but also for a certain experimentalism even in live performance styles, which resemble a sort of happening where the Tokyo duo provides visual imagery and seeks to engage the audience in their performances that take place in every possible location. After seeing them in Munich, Markus Archer combines the meeting of the two with Mat Fowler (Jam Money) and CIco Beck (Joasinho, Alla Input): the result, in just 14 days of work, is this eponymous album released on Morr Music (of course), which I believe is the best thing to come out of this label in years. The taste for the minimal pop electronics of the Tenniscoats fits perfectly with the spirit of the label, and each song is a small gem of serene and radiant avant-pop compositions accompanied by sounds that blend Japanese tradition with a certain aftertaste typical of chansonniers and French 'orchestrines'. A colorful album, where moments of gloomy melancholy reminiscent of Belle and Sebastian abound, and that, for its spontaneity, made me think (with due differences) of the eponymous debut album by Avi Buffalo. A little gem. A brief moment of light and serenity to be seized before the rain returns.

Spirit Fest: Rain Rain