Allan Lento's a cool guy, a contemporary legend among a circle of like-minded Montréal singer-songwriters, and the bridge between many eclectic music scenes in town. Everybody loves him, because while he's talented and diverse (he has written over 300 songs he can play live, he's done spoken-word shows, some almost-theater performance pieces, and has a wicked sense of humour), he's also affable and comes up with these great ideas for shows and projects that would include a lot of other participants.
More often than not, he's all about making other people happy.
This song, Crazy On The Beach, is very different-sounding from most of his catalogue, yet it fits so well in it because of its surrealist lyrics and overall vibe; the reason why I'm choosing this video as Video Of The Week - apart from its superb images of Jamaica - is because, for once, it seems about making Allan Lento happy, rather than everyone else around him. It's a nice 180-degree turn. And he looks great surrounded by summer weather and sand and water.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Video Of The Week: Desert Owls
My legendary friend Allan Lento has found yet another new talent to spend his time honing: video director. You might recall that a year ago - almost to the day - my Video Of The Week was for Montréal indie rock band Desert Owls. This time around, the Owls and Lento have joined forces for their brand-spanking new video for the song God After Nine, a song that will satisfy your craving for Nirvana
-type grunge better than a whole box set
or Incesticide
ever could.
In this song, singer Sebastian Freeman's passion shines through more clearly than on any other recording I've heard, and the rythm section of Luca Fantigrossi (bass) and Tomas Matthews (drums) is fast becoming one of the city's tightest and most dependable.
A year ago, these guys were GOOD, a show you had to see; nowadays, they're a show you can't afford to miss. It's a fine line, but they overstepped it with flair and balls. And they were ahead of the Foo Fighters
in bringing back the ''band playing the song in a closed room'' video style, seeing as the Foos' record won't be out for another 2 weeks.
-type grunge better than a whole box set or Incesticide ever could.In this song, singer Sebastian Freeman's passion shines through more clearly than on any other recording I've heard, and the rythm section of Luca Fantigrossi (bass) and Tomas Matthews (drums) is fast becoming one of the city's tightest and most dependable.
A year ago, these guys were GOOD, a show you had to see; nowadays, they're a show you can't afford to miss. It's a fine line, but they overstepped it with flair and balls. And they were ahead of the Foo Fighters
in bringing back the ''band playing the song in a closed room'' video style, seeing as the Foos' record won't be out for another 2 weeks.
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