{"id":10539,"date":"2018-09-05T15:51:17","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T20:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=10539"},"modified":"2018-09-12T08:35:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T13:35:39","slug":"new-music-idles-munya-mountain-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/new-music-idles-munya-mountain-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop Gazing: New music from IDLES and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m still reeling from seeing the documentary Minding the Gap<\/em><\/a> at a screening last week. A skateboarding film that quickly becomes a whole lot more than a skateboarding film, it\u2019s possibly my favorite movie of the 40 or 50 I\u2019ve caught this year. I\u2019m militantly anti-spoiler so I\u2019ll spare any details, but there\u2019s a song used in the film to absolutely crushing effect which led me to delve into the artist\u2019s many perfect albums this weekend. I\u2019m not saying any more! Go and see it! It\u2019s streaming on Hulu! And now, for the songs I loved this week which I will refer to by name.<\/span>\n

MUNYA: \u201cHotel Delmano\u201d<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s far too easy to describe MUNYA, the fairly young project of Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s Josie Boivin, with comparisons to the touchstones of French pop. It\u2019s probably because I don\u2019t know enough about the genre, but I\u2019m sorry, I have to say it: \u201cHotel Delmano\u201d sounds a lot like Air<\/a>. Sung casually through a colorful fog, propelled by soft and glowing synthesizer leads, it is extremely charming, bordering on enchanting. This one comes courtesy of the always-excellent Fat Possum imprint Luminelle<\/a>, and if you\u2019re unfamiliar and enjoy this track, I really recommend taking some time to get to know all of the acts on the label<\/a>.<\/p>\n