Sukilove
- Sukilove
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“Not everyone hated Wings. Belgian pop aficionado Pascal
Deweze's first album under the moniker Sukilove features swooning,
painfully pretty pop built around simple melodies strummed out
on acoustic guitar and augmented with strings, piano, organs
and horns. This construction allows tracks like "Computing
Beauty" and "Talking in the Dark" to be both
grand and grounded. And Deweze's easygoing voice takes the desperate
edge off otherwise melancholy tunes like "Hang On" and
the bluesy epic "Did You Ever Feel So Lonely?" There's
little here as gritty as Deweze's work with Chitlin' Fooks,
his twangy outfit with Bettie Serveert's Carol Van Dyk, but
there's also nothing here that's saccharine mush -- which is
more than could be said for Wings' catalog.” -RollingStone.com
"...an album that shines with “Sgt. Pepper"-era Beatles and “Yankee
Hotel Foxtrot" Wilco arrangements. The disc sports loopy psychedelia, folk
fanfares and rustic country floating through a symphony of well crafted pop.
Nothing's trendy, and there's no eye toward top-40 action. There's just a singer/songwriter
and empathetic musicians who have more tricks up their musical sleeves than a
sleight of hand magician. And their output is pure magic.” The
Virginian
“Belgian singer/songwriter Pascal Deweze's second release as Sukilove is
a sophisticated, accomplished collection -- pinches of Wings and Big Star, combined
with sprinkles of early Wilco, make for a pleasant, nearly flawless disc. Moments
throughout the entire album nod to other artists' material, but Deweze never
comes off as a transparent mimic -- he simply has a firm grasp on what it takes
to make a good pop album and isn't afraid to reuse ingredients. The album's emotional
peak comes smack in the middle, with the effectively repetitive "Did You
Ever Feel So Lonely". It begins as a stripped-down, brooding indulgence,
but gradually builds in tension with the subtly-layered addition of slide guitar,
piano, backing vocals, strings and electronic effluvia until the song finally
hits a climactic, crashing swing. If you'd doubted Deweze's understanding of
intelligently-plotted songwriting, you'll doubt no more… Deweze is a solid
and confident songwriter. He knows when to really push a song ("Shame You
Never Worry") and when bells and whistles are unnecessary ("Talking
in the Dark", "Just a Lazy Day"). He wears more than a few influences
on his sleeve, but his effortless distillation of pop knowledge results in a
strong, enjoyable album.” Splendid e-Zine |
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