The Montgolfier Brothers
All My Bad Thoughts

Pieces that don't take off, songs that never open up and remain confined to the intimacy of those who wrote them. Who, apparently, is not actually particularly angry with the world, but describes it sweetly using mainly piano and guitar.

I left the Montgolfier Brothers in 1999 with a nice album "Seventeen Stars," which revealed a very elegant pop but still pop, with a few catchy chart-friendly tracks. Today these two gentlemen from Manchester have completely changed their mood, white embroidery on white sheets, songs that caress the palate without a penetrating chorus, truly beautiful. Sometimes even long, like the two final tracks on the CD lasting over 8 minutes, but they don't force you to check the clock. The bad thoughts of the title don't actually come, or at least they didn't come to me. At most, they evoke sweet memories and pleasant sensations, but certainly not bad thoughts.

The tracks in which the CD is divided seem simply an unnecessary numbering of an overall sensation that runs through the entire production, although "Brecht's Lost Waltz" is perhaps the only true song episode, slightly syncopated, with bass and percussion that don't disturb the state of tranquility in which the previous tracks left you, but rather have a further relaxing effect. Another particular thing, the pieces end like this, without a fade-out effect, without a closing chord, they simply aren't there anymore. Naturally, this makes it somewhat difficult to remove the CD from the player. A beautiful album if you like Dakota Suite or Songs Ohia.