Persevering with with the magical themes and 80s vibes we heard in earlier launch, ‘Corpus Christi‘, Le Concorde returns with ‘Saint James’.
Los Angeles primarily based songwriter, Stephen Becker, faucets into the magical along with his sound, which he refers to as “sophisti-pop”. Crammed with strolling guitars, highly effective drums, and trendy synth rhythms, Le Concorde’s vocals verge on the angelic with ‘Saint James’.
Le Concorde attracts from the huge catalogue of indie-pop artists along with his music, not solely in his influences, but in addition the artists themselves, with the likes of keyboard participant Roger Manning Jr. (Jellyfish), bassist Lewis Gordon (Deacon Blue), drummer Ross McFarlane (Texas, The Proclaimers), and backing vocalists Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow (The Posies), accompanying him on the observe, giving it an authentically 80s really feel.
‘Saint James’ is the second single to return from Le Concorde’s upcoming album, ‘Second Mansions’. It took place after Becker took a visit to Spain in 2019, throughout a interval of non-public and creative looking out, and takes its identify from the streets of Santiago de Compostela, the tip level of the Manner of St James Pilgrimage, which has seen seekers on its cobbled streets for at the very least a thousand years. Becker had a non secular awakening within the city:
“I used to be so impressed simply strolling down the traditional streets and beholding the good cathedral of the apostle, Saint James the Better, says Becker. “In probably the most extraordinary manner, I feit that James himself was there with me. I opened my mouth and commenced singing in a avenue close to the good cathedral, and I had the primary melodic line and lyric of what would result in the entire Second Mansions album.”
The intense and vibrant pop rock sounds of ‘Saint James’ are mirrored within the music video for the observe, which sees energetic clips of Becker performing within the studio interspersed with scenes of him in Santiago de Compostela, hazy statues of St James, and outdated household pictures. All of the whereas Becker retains us enthralled along with his catchy sound and lyrics telling of his non secular journey.
Watch the music video for ‘Saint James’ beneath, and discover out extra about Le Concorde and his music on-line on Instagram, and his official web site.
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