GHOST FIRE (vinyl)

Description

It’s all a matter of time for Garciaphone.Seven years. That's how long it took Olivier Perez to return with a new album in 2024. The time of life and its detours, between Barcelona and Clermont-Ferrand, between drawing and touring with the New York band Elysian Fields... The time of writing that returns and becomes an obvious choice after a long maturation process. After the dreamlike Dreameater (2017), now comes the incandescent 'Ghost Fire' and its ten songs, still haunted by some folk ghosts: Elliott Smith, Tim Hardin, Nick Drake... Ten tracks whose straightforward melodies are sure to haunt you.Half an hour. That's how long it will take you to listen to this album from start to finish. And undoubtedly, to let yourself be carried away by its hypnotic flow. The subtle orchestrations of the musicians, including loyal Zacharie Boissau and Clément Chevrier (The Delano Orchestra) and newcomer Mocke (Midget!, Chevalrex), the caressing flame of the voice, the elegant grace of the melodies, enchant, captivate, in a gentle and comfortable warmth, from which emanates a familiar scent of wood, fire, nostalgia.Three minutes. That's enough time for Garciaphone's nuanced and delicate songwriting to create a world of its own. A world where emotion is a benevolent hostess, nestled in tailor-made arrangements richer than usual: violin, zither, saz or bouzouki discreetly line the verses. Compact songs, economical in means, built on clear melodies that caress the soul: a silky minimalism that goes beyond the physical duration of the piece and distills beyond listening, like the evocation of a happy memory that you want to keep forever.An entire lifetime. That's how long it takes to exhaust the riches of 'Ghost Fire', which sparkles with a thousand lights behind its veil of sobriety.