Parisian newcomers SCHØØL burst onto the scene with new melancholic rock ballad, ‘Gardener’.
Deriving from the streets of Paris, SCHØØL assembles those from the Post-Punk scene to tackle a new genre. ‘Gardener’ is the band’s induction into the sounds of 90’s Shoegaze, striving to tackle and face their past teenage selves. Led by Francis Mallari (Rendez Vous), the band reach for an intimate, peaceful yet thoughtful style to their guitar-heavy, nostalgia-based narrative. Longing for childhood innocence and bliss, Francis is clear and open about the distant past dragging him down, with the changing seasons and constant movement of life becoming such an overwhelming topic, he’d rather settle on having one foot left back in what feels like a previous life to him.
The above can also be found in the visualiser of the song, where ‘The Gardener’ is used as a metaphor for not being able to let go, with the plants drowning due to the gardener’s lack of trust and in what the weather may bring. Like the visuals, the vocals and guitar are heavily distorted and provide a nostalgic nature, reminiscent to the likes of ‘Drop Nineteen’ in which the band are heavily inspired by. The song itself sounds like a dusty, untouched yet treasured and sentimental VHS tape the band has dug out from long ago, a theme the highly anticipated debut album ‘I think my life has been ok’ will live up to once out on the 5th of September.
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