MOUCHE (vinyl)

Description

“ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTFUL!” --- ROLLING STONES ---. A HYBRID OF FUGAZI, METZ, AT THE DRIVE IN, MOGWAI AND SONIC YOUTH! Belgian noise rock tornado with a fearsome live reputation, It It Anita is ushering in a whole new era with Mouche. The quartet becomes a power trio, puts efficiency back at the center of its art, and delivers the album of letting go. As Michaël Goffard (vocals/guitar) points out, “It’s not that we don’t give a damn, it’s that we go all in!” This fourth album opens the door to unexplored paths. Those of verse/chorus structures, of light confronted with fury, of a Beastie Boys-like phrase, but also of storytelling. Here, It It Anita sings about the guilt of the day after heavy drinking, the yes men who stop at nothing, those crypto-millionaire slackers, or simply the fact of still being standing and ready to make noise after 10 years of activity. After John Agnello, Laurent Eyen and Amaury Sauve, the Liège band once again wants to pay tribute to an important figure in their circle. Important, but in a very different way. This new album owes its title to the adorable golden retriever pictured on the cover. Welcomed by Elliot Stassen (bass) for 2 years, who became the band’s mascot, Mouche is now a service dog. A true long-haired icon, whose story seems to echo the surplus of colors present on these 9 new tracks. Which fulfills It It Anita’s desire to make the album most connected to its audience, breaking its own codes to the very end. “It It Anita now delivers like never before” 8/10 --- NOISE ---. Once again, the game is over. “ --- MOWNO ---.