You may remember my post from a few months back about Deal Casino. Since then, they have released a full length album that still transports me to a different place. This past Wednesday they released a video for the NPR Tiny Desk Contest, featuring an unreleased song, "French Blonde," that is nothing short of a musical masterpiece.
I like comparing new music to old to help paint a better picture of what I think a band was trying to achieve. I have to say, though, that Deal Casino is a band that I have a hard time doing that with, mainly because of how original and creative their music is. Their self-titled debut featured elements of classic rock, including '70s harmonies and a rich guitar presence. While they are keeping their roots evident in this song, you immediately feel a sense of evolution and maturity. Like most alternative rock bands, they are starting to become more experimental with different vocal and instrumental styles and techniques. The spoken words in the verses, the pedal on the bass, and the added effects throughout the track all bind together in a way that I have never seen (or heard for that matter) before in any song. While hearing things like this might get some people thinking that this song is an acquired taste, it's not. Anyone with an appreciation at all for the art involved in music will find their own individual love for "French Blonde."
[Video: Deal Casino, YouTube]
Lyrically, "French Blonde" is very unique from what they have released in the past. The spoken words in the beginning and the rhyme schemes feel as if a Charles Bukowski poem has come to life:
I'm a dead animal
You're used to seeing my guts
You just pass me on the street
And drive right over me
While you're puttin' on...your makeup
I'm the next holiday
I'm your team, down by 6
I'm all your meals at once
A French blonde at Sunday brunch
They're strange (not in a bad way at all), yet oddly charming and intriguing, so you want to keep listening--something that Deal Casino has landed several times before...just never like this...and it's incredible.
I'm going to leave you off here, since I want you to enjoy this unreleased track for yourself. Comment down below with your thoughts!
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