This is another release I had no idea would end up on this list when I first heard it but over repeated listens George Pringle has gown under my skin.
The diseuse’s (that is “a woman who is a skilled and usually professional performer of monologues“) compositions take on an almost voyeuristic quality as she manages to make even the most trivial matter sound like it is of life and death importance to her.
Back in November I said “This debut is a collection of spoken word treats sprinkled over a series of understated garageband beats and backdrops”.
‘Salon De Refuse‘ may lack an obvious killer hook of other releases but is catapulted skywards by an impressive arsenal of anecdotes and observations. It will be interesting where her music goes to next as a long time on the road will have given her a few more thing to muse about.
TRACKS:
George Pringle – Physical Education (Part 1)
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