The Slaughterhouse Brothers released a new album, "The man is gone", on Wednesday, September 28. But first, who are they? Rock band of Caen origin, many will have known them through their multiple concerts in the halls of the region: Big Band Café, Cargö, Portobello Rock Club and many others. From concert to concert, the group has forged a loyal audience in its region of origin and is slowly beginning to export itself nationally. The elements of their success? A good mood and scenic ease that shine through in each of their concerts.
" The man is gone " is confusing at first. The songs are quite far from what could be heard in their album " Hometown Boys " or in the EP " Candy Songs ". Throughout the album, we feel that the band wants to try new things. On the other hand, the songs lose a lot of energy and we will not note any song that makes you want to dance as there were in " Hometown Boys " (especially the eponymous song or also " See me on my best side ") and in " Candy songs " (especially " The Void "). But musical renewal can be beneficial and avoids falling into the pitfalls of formatted music. However, many pieces seem unfinished. Almost each of the runways would have benefited from being lengthened to be exploited to the maximum. One exception, however: "Be a man", which turns out to be a really complete piece and does not leave us hungry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YawvNP5v6pI
In short, "The man is gone" can portend very beautiful things, if we consider it as a transitional album. Another question remains: how does the band handle the album live? The very different dynamics of the whole album certainly change the stage performance compared to what could be done on "Hometown Boys".
The album is available for free listening on their Bandcamp.
