CD Review: " Musique Magnifique " by The Procession
Reviewer: Charlotte King

Release Date 16th April 2007


This debut release from this trio is a big fat slice of retro psychedelic pop.  It has a smiley fun and sunshine quality that perhaps resulted from the bands relocation to LA for the recording of this record. The result is a sound that is simply infectious and seems to harp back to a simpler time when everything including music was just less complicated.  The downside of this retro love feast is that you do spend the whole album thinking that every song reminds you of something you have heard before and this album has clearly been modelled on a number of 60’s band without doubt there are shades of the Small Faces and Hermans Hermits but it just avoids being cheesy and sounding like something from the sound track to an Austin Powers film (Groovy Baby – Yeah!’). 

The songs really are infectiously catchy and upbeat and even on a grey and raining day they are guaranteed to put a smile on your face,  tracks like Major and Minor and MTV Song will have you humming along. Whilst my personal favourites ‘Living Alone’ and the first single from the album ‘Don’t Hesitate’ with its jingly piano chords is an excellent introduction to the band..

 

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