MEGAPHENIX

Description

Mustang signs its fifth album, their most diverse to date, in which the trio offers previously unseen colors – starting with the strings gracing the opening track "Je Ne Suis Plus Aimé." Variety in arrangements, melodies, and themes: blowing hot and cold, the band lines up a handful of melancholic tracks: the swift attack against anti-vaxxers "Aérosol" or the amused resentments of "La Porte Au Nez." The trio delves into politics with "Barbelés," exploring borders and walls, in the USA as well as in Europe, against a backdrop of a calm bossa nova à la Saravah, or follows in the footsteps of Ennio Morricone and Nobuo Uematsu (composer of the Final Fantasy saga soundtrack) with "Tiretaine, Amen," enriched by Thomas de Pourquery's saxophone. He's not the only guest, as Arthur Teboul (Feu! Chatterton) makes an appearance for an unexpected duet ("Aéroport"). After "Memento Mori," the band dispersed but didn't sit idle. It was during the tour that followed "Memento Mori" that a new drummer named Nicolas Musset emerged. At his home, during sessions spread over two years, "MEGAPHENIX" was composed, bringing a new breath of fresh air to Mustang's horizon, as Musset had played drums for Louise Attaque, Gaëtan Roussel, and Izia. These names are rarely associated with Mustang, but this experience allowed this accomplished and inventive drummer to introduce changes in songwriting – modifying structures, injecting a different dynamic, and breaking free from certain systematic approaches. The single "Aérosol" is already on heavy rotation on Ouifm (nearly 180 plays already), on Virgin Radio's new frequency, and on FIP. We already know that the album will be reviewed in Les Inrockuptibles, Rock&Folk, Libération, Rolling Stone, among others.