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"Defying once again all the predictions, The Dear Hunter comes back in this year 2022 with a new concept based on a short film about an apocalyptic future, and a rather unexpected music."
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4/5
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After an unexpected album of classical music (or almost), which followed an equally unexpected EP of great quality but a bit disappointing, this time it was sure: Cazey Crescenzo was going to start The Dear Hunter machine again and offer to its listeners in need the sixth (and ultimate?) part of these famous Acts that have been keeping the progressive planet (and not only) on the edge of its seat for about fifteen years now. What a surprise: defying once again all the predictions, the American band comes back in this year 2022 with a new concept based on a short film relating an apocalyptic future, whose eight tracks recorded on "Antimai" describe as many classes (called circles) of the society composing the civilization whose evolution the film follows.
Musically, this new album also takes us to totally improbable places and the journey is particularly exotic, if not disconcerting at first. From the beginning proposed by 'Poverty', hordes of horns bring a funky coloration to a music superbly rhythmed by a very present bass and drums proposing many breaks, leering in a very supported way towards the shores proposed by Joe Jackson. The impression is more than reinforced on the magnificent 'Patrol', and the group is going to accentuate even more the subject by drifting towards a good R'n'B ('Industry').
But of course, Cazey Crescenzo does not give up his progressive ambition, and the epic 'Luxury', while keeping its brassy coloration, comes to remind all the richness and the quality of the arrangements that this leader is able to propose, bringing for example a Caribbean note in the second part of title by the addition of handpans. You want more? Let's go without further delay to 'Tower', passing of course beforehand by the previous circles, and The Dear Hunter proposes a meeting with Earth Wind and Fire, for a track which alternates languorous passages and sometimes irritating choruses, until a brutal end.
But as always with The Dear Hunter, the quality is such that in spite of some initial reticence about the style, the patient and curious listener ends up adhering without reserve to the subject. "Antimai" is a new pearl to be added to a discography which until now is almost flawless. And we can only hope that this will continue. - Official website
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TRACK LISTING:
01. Ring 8 – Poverty - 4:36
02. Ring 7 – Industry - 4:30
03. Ring 6 – LoTown - 6:09
04. Ring 5 – Middle Class - 8:42
05. Ring 4 – Patrol - 6:04
06. Ring 3 – Luxury - 9:42
07. Ring 2 – Nature - 4:23
08. Ring 1 – Tower - 6:45
LINEUP:
Casey Crescenzo: Chant / Guitares / Claviers / Batterie
Maxwell Tousseau: Guitares / Claviers / Percussions
Nick Crescenzo : Batterie
Nick Sollecito: Basse
Robert Parr: Guitares / Claviers
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READERS
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