An opening track is a pretty important thing on an album. While you should never judge a book by it’s cover, something with a pretty cover and great intro is going to make you want to explore it further. With Montreal’s The Luyas latest release, they present about as good of an opening track as you can get with the title track “Too Beautiful To Work”. With the catchy keyboard intros, the almost sweet vocals, the wall of strings that drops in and out of focus throughout the song, and the sharp drumming pulls the listener into the album right away for almost four minutes of pure music bliss.
The entire album is able to pack quite a few sounds in: strings, horns, synths, drumming, yet it never seems overwhelming. Instead this album has an almost hazy and dreamlike state to it. A big part of that comes due to the vocal style of Jessie Stein and the way she uses her voice to alter the mood of their songs. While there is definitely a sense of cohesiveness throughout the album, there is enough complexity and diversity throughout the record to keep it an interesting listen throughout. A track like “Cold Canada” shows how one of their songs can erupt from something mechanical sounding and synth heavy into something more organic and beautiful as cymbals crash and horns take over and strings pull the song along.
Too Beautiful To Work captures your attention right off the bat and is able to hold it throughout the entire album. The complexity and diversity of sound throughout ensures the listener that there will be new little nuggets to notice and explore with each new listen.
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