Ropoporose release "Kernel, Foreign Moons"

Following the runaway success of their first album, « Elephant Love »/2015, the young duo Ropoporose might have been feeling the pressure: the dreaded sophomore effort, the mature record... all that bullshit. But Romain (drums and a whole bunch of other things) and Pauline (vocals, guitars and a whole bunch of other, other things) - the siblings behind this enigmatic name - are still happy to act as if the world doubted their existence. While that is no longer necessarily the case, considering the sound of their new album « Kernel / Foreign Moons », it’s an attitude which seems to suit them very well indeed.

Their jubilant mixture of kraut, indie pop, noise, math-rock, lo-fi and bubblegum never fails at the feat of making people hum along, no matter how idiosyncratic and full of unexpected breaks and changes the songs are, as if they were Britpop anthems. It can all seem so simple, instinctive, and casual, when in fact it’s often brilliantly imaginative, self-determined and masterfully rendered.

If, in an alternate universe, young versions of Blonde Redhead, Stereolab, The Pixies and The Moldy Peaches had decided to jam together after school in the late 80s, while possessing a clairvoyant picture of the future of music - perhaps thanks to a batch of special brownies offered up by the long-haired guy next door - we’re not even sure the result would be as high-class as what this pair has just created. Now it’s time to see the world through Ropoporose-coloured glasses.