{"product_id":"men-i-trust-untourable-album","title":"Men I Trust – Untourable Album","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuébec trio Men I Trust are back with the follow-up to 2019's Oncle Jazz. They're calling it \u003cem\u003eUntourable Album\u003c\/em\u003e because they recorded it under lockdown thinking they wouldn't be able to perform it live, which reportedly opened up all kinds of creative possibilities. Not that fans of Men I Trust's previous works will be confused by this batch of songs, which blurs together woozy Mac DeMarco-style indie rock, hallucinatory trip-hop, airy dream-pop, and similar meditative textures. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stereogum.com\/2158435\/men-i-trust-untourable-album\/music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eStereogum\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the pandemic shutting down venues and stopping bands and artists from touring, a natural inclination for most of these working musicians was to take refuge in their craft. Quebec’s Men I Trust is a perfect example of this. Today they’ve released their follow up to 2019’s wonderful \u003cem\u003eOncle Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUntourable Album\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen things locked down, the band retreated to the studio with the thought that they may not be touring for a long time and made an album that they say tried “to take the opportunity to work on new and different material, without necessarily intending to play these songs live. We wrote freely, as if we were suspended in time with no external attachments.” While the album doesn’t differ in any extreme way from their prior output, it does feel as light as air and is guaranteed to make you feel suspended in time with them. Their languid grooves, bopping bass lines and Emmauelle Proulx’s dreamy melodies wash over you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDreamy is a perfect descriptor for what Men I Trust do and \u003cem\u003eUntourable Album\u003c\/em\u003e is no exception. Right off the top with “Organon” the band lay out their intentions. Airy synths pulsate over top a simple beat that holds everything in place before it effectively evaporates in an extended fade out. Throughout the thirteen songs on the album, the band rarely stray from this formula but add enough emotion to each track to differentiate. “Sorbitol” adds an electric piano that shadows the vocal melody beautifully then breaks down right in a pulsating bridge where Proulx sings “I don’t know about your past” that is chill inducing. “Tree Among Shrubs” hits harder with it’s intricate bass line and embracing their twee pop tendencies. Men I Trust also show off how good they are with tension in the haunting almost instrumental “5AM Waltz”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the album may not be as untourable as the name suggests, also considering the group are about to embark on an extended tour, Untourable Album sees Men I Trust taking their time to experiment in the own sandbox. You can hear the care they’ve put into each of these songs, on the records production and it is all quite lovely. They aren’t reinventing their style but they have definitely expanded it to widescreen proportions. Calming and filled with textured nuance, the album Album will definitely be a treat to hear live on tour as it is in your headphones. — (via Adam Fink \/\/ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/northerntransmissions.com\/men-i-trust-untourable-album\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNorthern Transmissions\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1vYB8mYSGiKxE5C2RGjfDP?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Not On Label\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2021\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Pop\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Downtempo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Alternative \/ Indie \/ Pop\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Self-Released","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46237267329182,"sku":"722056197328","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/Untourable-Album-1629808795.jpg?v=1764398465","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.com\/products\/men-i-trust-untourable-album","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}