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Mystère
Rock · 2016

Mystère

La Femme

Seventy minutes of neon-lit psych-rock where 60s surf guitars collide with coldwave synths. A sprawling, hypnotic journey through dark Parisian nights.

September 2, 2016 · Burger Records

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Mystère is an invitation into a world of stylish, nocturnal ambiguity. It feels like a fever dream where the sun-drenched melodies of 1960s surf rock have been submerged in the icy, neon-lit waters of 1980s coldwave. The album moves with a restless, cinematic energy, shifting from punchy, danceable synth-pop to sprawling, thirteen-minute ambient excursions that feel like drifting out to sea. It is quintessentially French: sophisticated, detached, and deeply romantic in its own cynical way.

Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden shift from upbeat surf-pop to the thirteen-minute ambient odyssey of Vagues.
The way the female vocals interlock in a haunting, deadpan harmony on Sphynx.
The driving, hypnotic bassline that anchors the psychedelic swirl of Septembre.
The moment the sharp, metallic guitar riff cuts through the synth wash in Où va le monde.
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How does Mystère sound next to the rest of La Femme's catalogue?

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Mysterious saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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