The Limi?anas
Shadow People
Release Date: Jan 26, 2018
Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Garage Rock Revival, French Pop
Record label: Because Music
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Album Review: Shadow People by The Limi?anas
Great, Based on 3 Critics
Based on rating 8/10
On their 2018 album Shadow People, French duo the Limiñanas don't budge an inch from the formula they honed to a knife edge on all the albums that preceded it. Starting in 2010, Lionel and Marie Limiñana mapped out territory that hit the sweet spot where the Jesus and Mary Chain, the Velvet Underground, sultry French pop, and Italian soundtrack music all meet to smoke cigarettes and look hard. The basic template is the same here, and like everything else they do, the fun is in the precision with which they deliver their songs and the occasional deviation that snaps the listener to life.
Based on rating 4/5
Few acts play so successfully with the juxtaposition of dark and light as France’s The Limiñanas. This married duo found its distinctive direction as early as the opening track on 2010’s auspiciously titled debut “The Darkside. ” Five albums and seven years later, Shadow People continues the twosome’s lyrical and musical blueprint, heavy on the murky noir they have been perfecting on a batch of increasingly impressive if under the radar, especially in the States, works.
Based on rating 6.7/10
It’s easy to make The Limiñanas’ brand of rock ‘n’ roll sound cool. Plug in some amps, Make ‘em buzz' Pound out an ominous, tom-heavy drumbeat. Play one note on the bass a hundred times.
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