Mount Josephthe man who rules his destiny metronomy with a friendly smile and a stern hand, he may not be the most charismatic ‘front man’ in the world (one of the audience members said he “looks like Oriol Junqueras with a wig”), but he knows how to build an exuberant live music experience from bright and sophisticated synthetic pop This became his hallmark on seven flawless LPs.
The latter, the post-pandemic ‘Small World’ was supposed to have come to offer in Primavera, but after the ‘Love Factory’ caught fire with the Devon group They went head-to-head for the unattractive ‘hits’ of 2011 album ‘The English Riviera’ -‘The Bay’, ‘Corinne’, ‘Everything is going as I want’ (with main vocal of drummer Anna Prior)…-, give priority to the most Eurodance side of their catalog and making the cordon that stretches before the Binance stage a gigantic dance floor.
pop machine
What used to be Mount’s almost one-man project in the studio is on stage. a fat five Olugbenga Adelekan’s relentless bass set the tempo, and all the members had their bright moments; a delicate festive and electronic pop machine The same is nodding to Talking Heads more than in Human League or even Lipps Inc. in Funkytown.
Mount called the audience “he-la-do!” after inviting him to sing his song. in the animated ‘Salt Caramel Ice Cream’, Infallible keyboard riff from ‘The Look’ The appearance of a constellation of revels and cellphones released, and ‘Love Letters’ and ‘You Can Take Me Easily’ almost paved the way for a triumphant farewell to the punk guitar realm. Well played.