Wonder Jazz

Description

Wonder Jazz, the first album by Manon David Club, offers a variation of regressive bubbles, accelerations, and reminiscences of retro video games, all bathed in polished orchestration. "Extra Time," the opening ballad, could accompany the credits of an '80s sitcom, as it feels like it has always existed, an instant classic that you enjoy listening to on repeat while letting the images it conjures up scroll by. "Rockwood," with its epic synth riff and bassline, flirts with Japanese City Pop, while "Tornado Shelter" pushes the fun even further with its syncopated drumming. A moment of tenderness where the lyrics and Manon David's voice take center stage again, "Manteau de Nuit" strings together pieces of a half-toned confession. After "Rickie Lee" and its delicious funk with unexpected solo flights, "Maudeville" sweeps us straight across the Atlantic to a romanticized America where jazz clubs would blink 24/7, unchanging over time. "Chanson de la fin" closes the album with a final, delicate, shimmering ballad, like a distant echo of the Heavenly Voices that preceded it.