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| Ecco la seconda recensione dell'Ep da parte di Confront Maagazine, la recensione è stata scritta da Steve Karmazenuk: CITAZIONE Sebastien Lefebvre: You Are Here
Sebastien, or “Seb”, is better known as part of Canadian super-group Simple Plan. On ‘You Are Here’ Sebastien branches out here into a seven-song acoustic set, very mid-tempo, with little by way of accompanying instruments or any backing vocals. He does it all here, writing, producing, and playing all the instruments involved in the production.
There’s very little to compare these songs to, in the Simple Plan catalogue; in this respect, Seb succeeds in establishing his own distinct sound. However, this is a very mild, very tame album. Gentle, easy-listening folk-pop is the order of the day here; not everyone’s cup of tea, and I expect it may throw more than a few fans just a bit.
Paying homage to his French-Canadian roots, Seb performs one song in both French and English, “La Nouvelle Vie”, which, for those of you who don’t speak the Language of Love, means “The New Life”. The opening track, “Decoller” (which means “Taking Off”) is an acoustic instrumental that largely sets the mellow, rainy-day vibe of the rest of the album. Outstanding on this album are the songs “Comatose” and “Good Night” with well-thought lyrics and pleasing music arrangements. The use of the melodica on the latter song gives a quintessential Old-World / French Canadian allure to the song with all the romantic charm that such elements imply. The only real teeth-gnasher on the EP is the closer, “The One”, which is just too exceedingly cutsey-pie in its romantic gushing.
Overall this is a good debut for the Simple Plan star’s first solo effort, which demonstrates a certain musical diversity that extends beyond their usual fare.
Steve's rating: 8/10
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