The Limiñanas, the brainchild of French duo Lio and Marie Limiñana, are back on Trouble In Mind with their third album, Costa Blancaout November 19th! Once again, recorded at their home in the south of France by Lio himself, Costa Blanca pushes the envelope of their signature Franc-o-phonic sound — the coloeur café cool of Gainsbourg, the hypnotic drone of VU-era Cale, and the spiky fuzz of Davie Allan. This time around the band incorporate avant-classical and experimental sonic elements, lacing the tunes with a dramatic flair of French New Wave soundtracks and the percussive accents found in Morricone’s work in Il Gruppo. Melodic “jump-cuts,” sonic echoes of previous tunes and future melodies, appear and disappear throughout the course of this album (and The Limiñanas’ entire oeuvre). Thematically, Costa Blanca is an insular record, with subjects that reference Lio’s youth growing up in Spain in the 1970’s near the Mediterranean Sea and nostalgic odes to the music, films, girls, books and cars that shaped his world.

 

STREAM THE LIMIÑANAS’ “MY BLACK SABBATH” –

 

“Marie and Lio Limiñana are making something new with the echoes of France’s artistic past. . . Marie’s airy vocals add that retro element to the modern soundscape, which even features glimmers of Mediterranean melodies. The driving bassline also has a throwback vibe, but its place within the production and combination with the rest of the instrumentation gives it a twenty-first-century flavor. The Limiñanas know how to make established styles sound new again.” – Ad Hoc

Costa Blanca Tracklist:

01. Je me souviens comme si j’y étais

02. My black Sabbath

03. Alicante

04. Votre coté yéyé m’emmerde

05. Cold Was The Ground

06. i miei occhi sono i tuoi occhi

07. La Mercedes de couleur gris métallisé

08. Rosas

09. Barrio Chino

10. BB

11. La mélancolie

12. La Mediterranée

13. Liverpool (Album version feat. MU)

 

The Limiñanas online:

www.troubleinmindrecs.com/bands/liminanas.html

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Liminanas/102702773110733

www.theliminanas.bandcamp.com/

www.pitchperfectpr.com/a_lim.html

 

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