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There is a true rock’n’roll legend that is now possible to contest; the one that claims, backed by numerous examples, that the follow-up to a first noticed and remarkable album, ends in a systematic collapse. Very confident in its musical nature and not really frightened by this “fear of the second album ", the trio rhesus went back to their studio in the beginning of 2007 with a happy creed: “Let‘s not keep the perfect takes, let‘s keep those that tell us something .The energy of live sound, the crackling amps, the small technical surprises with risky exits: all this had to be translated on the album; and without make-up. rhesus recorded what will make the substantial marrow of The Fortune Teller Said in 10 days, in the famous BlackBox Studio (Deus, Blonde redhead...).
“On this album, we really enjoyed ourselves, we privileged spontaneity and we set apart the problem of format to keep all that moved us “tell the group. The listening of this dreaded second album confirms this. By focusing on its bases and musical values, by letting their heart speak, without calculation or reasoning, the group gave to The Fortune Teller Said this blood and tears feeling which have made the success since their very beginning of their live performances.
The voice of Aurélien opens on the record. In a breath, the singer of rhesus gives the "A" before beginning on hubcaps the very effective “No. Directions” real pop tune and probably one of the most "live" fragments of the album. Markers in the red, the band then goes on with the first single extracted from the album, “Hey Darling”, a complete demonstration of rhesus’ acrobatic musical art.
Further on, I Suppose, Forever and Black Cat/White Cat also play this rebellious card which should guarantee beautiful electric kicks on stage. Magnificent "Little Things"and its attractive soul tints or the moving"Someday" and its waterfall of trumpets chill the vibe, privileges the bitterness, before the excruciating "Will You Follow me", one of the most surprising tracks of the album, a stunning spine chilling icy wind.
Two interludes come to complete the album:" Berlin", with Aurélien on ukulele, is a beautiful love declaration for his city of adoption whereas very new-wave "In a Car», explores new synthetic musical tracks."I Still Think of You (Sometimes)" concludes the album with silky folk arpeggios and a subtle progress of obsessing choirs.
«Finally when I listen to the record, I recognize our sound, the sound which we produce, all three of us, in rehearsals and live ", tells Simon before ending in the most sincere way which is: " it has been 6 years since Rhesus has been created, at the beginning it was just a group of friends and now it has become our lives, our craft, our little business, with concerts rehearsals, our creativity...
... We are all involved 300 % in the band, it is really our thing, a passionate thing... ".
And it is with a great pleasure that we shall find this "little business" - which certainly does not experience crisis - on the road in Europe in the next few months….