Nominated by: KS
Music club: Wander to Wozza's
Playlist addition: Share Your Luv
To this point, Fly My Pretties have flown under the radar for me (see what I did there). I guess because their profile isn't as strong as other Kiwi bands working in the same soul groove streams, or maybe the lower profile's because of the huge number of musicians involved - hard to establish momentum.
So, Elemental is my first FMP album (although I've also had a listen to a selection of their popular songs on Spotify).
I was kind of surprised how it was all a bit underwhelming initially, and the music is a bit overcooked. Maybe that's a natural thing when you involve so many people in the process. The reason I like a lot of Fat Freddy's Drop and L.A.B material is because they sound comparatively organic/ natural.
Elemental took a while to get going for me, but it gradually built some momentum (today's word) with Aie (track 4). From then on it sounded pleasant and even old skool at times: Take My Hand is pretty cliched with a load of aphorisms strung together, and See Me Flying had me thinking of Bunny Walters, of all people.
The lack of a clear focus on a lead singer becomes an issue as the album progresses. Each time I put it on, I wondered if Spotify had moved to shuffle of other bands/genres. Red Flags, for instance, sounds like smooth jazz. Elsewhere I hear soul, chill, R'n'B, even pop.
Speaking of which, Share Your Luv is a nice modern pop song, but apart from that one, nothing much got its hooks in me.
That said, although they are not quite my cup of tea, I'm glad I finally got to hear Fly My Pretties.
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