Five Stars Above
Self-Released, 2023
8/10
A French prog-rock outfit who are female fronted and illustrate much diversity, these 9 very distinct songs from Wedingoth make for a very exciting 4th album.
The album leads with the warm acoustic guitar and soothing atmosphere of “Dear Universe”, where the setting builds into a dense and powerful climate of melody and ambience, and “Masterpiece Of Life” follows with a thick and soaring, metallic presence that’s full of swirling guitar and thumping drums.
“Time” And “The Spaceman” arrive in the middle, where the former is piano fueled and emits a firm intimacy, while the latter is a buzzing and charged display of hard rock meets pretty singing that’s very creative.
Deeper into the listen, “Cross The Mirror”, the album’s best, uses bouncy bass lines and a crunchy alt-rock display that’s plenty gritty and thundering, and “Love” exits the listen with a spacey presence of mystery and beauty.
A hard hitting, emotive and often cinematic effort, Wedingoth are made up of Steeven Segarra (guitars, keys), Céline Nephthys (vocals), Manon Fortin (bass), Stéphane Rochas (drums) and Olivier Castan (keys on “Cross The Mirror”), and together they make for a very memorable and skilled version of prog-rock.
Travels well with: Moon Letters- Thank You From The Future; Babel- Who Will I Be When I Leave?