Order 89 – Brûle (Album – Icy Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Post-Punk, Dark-Wave.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: “Brûle” is the third full length by Parisian (France) based combo Order 89. The album was released by the end of 2023 and features nine songs.
Content: “Brûle” takes us back to Dark-Wave & Post-Punk music. All songs are sung in French injecting a sexy touch to the work. The songs remain rather short, aren’t never too hard but always compelling.
+ + + : This opus sounds like pure nostalgia to me. It feels to me like awakening in the midst of the 80s and listening to French Post-Punk. There was a great scene over there and this album has this nostalgic taste. The songs aren’t innovative at all but carried by low bass lines, great guitar riffs and strong choruses.
– – – : I regret there aren’t more songs featured on “Brûle”.
Conclusion: No nonsense; good-old French Post-Punk.
Best songs: “Perce Brouillard”, “Parfum Douleur”, “Fin Du Monde”.
Rate: 8.
Artist: www.facebook.com/OrderEightyNine
Label: www.facebook.com/icycoldrecords
About Order 89
Order 89 is a post-punk and dark-wave band from Paris, France. The group released its debut album “Bleu Acier” in 2019, followed by “L’Été Des Corbeaux” in 2021. “Brûle”, the band’s third full-length, followed on Icy Cold Records at the end of 2023, sung entirely in French across nine tracks.
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