a meditation on sexual conquest as metaphor for regional politics
from pitchfork :
pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/17095-blonde-elvis-slow-fall-on-egypt/
As their names suggests, Toronto quintet Blonde Elvis are all about tarting up rock tradition. Frontman Jesse James Laderoute has long lurked in the fringes of the city’s indie-rock scene, having played drums for local chameleon Slim Twig and fronted his own caustic avant-rock outfit, Young Mother. But Blonde Elvis is the vehicle through which he can indulge his love of stardust-speckled psychedelic pop without shame or noise-splattered obfuscation.
Where last spring's "Fit For Her" built into a towering, Bowie-buoyed sing-along, the cold-starting "Slow Fall on Egypt" sees Laderoute stuffing all manner of Brit Invasion melodies, heavenly harmonies, bridge-crashing choruses, falsettoed middle-eights, and flute solos into two minutes flat, as if Robert Pollard was holding a gun to his head. But, as the anthemic refrain attests, such enforced generosity ultimately serves "the betterment of our lives."
from exclaim :
exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/blonde_elvis-slow_fall_on_egypt
Toronto glam-popsters Blonde Elvis are still in the midst of prepping their full-length debut record, but they have unveiled a new single called "Slow Fall on Egypt."
A press release describes the new tune as "a step forward in terms of production," that pays homage to Roxy Music's baroque art rock and Pulp's Britpop stylings. Add in a little bit of psychedelia and you've got the song that band leader Jesse James Laderoute describes with the phrase: "sexual conquest as a metaphor for regional politics."
Clocking in at just over two minutes, it's a short, sweet cut.