The French blues-rock duo Archi Deep, formerly Archi Deep And The Monkeyshakers, will be releasing their eponymous LP on the 1st of May.
Archi Deep
The six track album is of deeper growl than music of theirs previously featured with the crunchy blues chords combining with the off-set rhythm to deliver an approximately eighteen minutes of classic rock.
The third song, I’m Just A Man, is of lighter guitar leverage than much of the LP, though a representative introduction.
Since first being introduced last year the French blues-rock band Archi Deep And The Monkeyshakers have become a regular feature.
Archi Deep And The Monkey Shakers – Photo by Mathieu G’Bamy
Keeping themselves ever busy on the road:
• 18th June – Week End Glisse (Royan)
• 20th June – Private Party
• 25th June – Fête de la Musique (Granzay)
• 9th July – Le Lézard (Château d’Oléron)
• 16th July – Le Kennedy (Angoulème)
• 19th July – Les cabanes (Oléron)
• 21st July – Le Raspoutine (Lyon)
• 22nd July – Festival Dézing (St Jean D’ardières)
• 23rd July – En Terres Brulées (Brûlain)
• 24th July – Le Bonheur (Grand Village)
• 29th July – La Guitoune (Foulerot)
• 5th August – Théatre D’ardoise
• 6th August – Festival Laryrock (Chevanceaux)
• 15th August – Le Cheval Blanc (Nantes)
• 25th August – Entrac’te (niort)
• 15th October – Le Cheval Blanc (Nantes)
– they are able from time to time step back to create recorded music. From the EP – #3 the fourth of the six tracks – I Can See, which has a more rock ‘n’ roll step to it that much of the music previously featured by Archi Deep And The Monkeyshakers.
The penultimate of the six tracks on the LP #3 – Real has a more guttural air to it than much music previously featured as Archi Deep and the Monkeyshakers delivers a track that expresses of isolated emotional fragility.
Archi Deep and the Monkeyshakers – photo credit – Bertrand Lafarge
In their signature style Archi Deep and the Monkeyshakers throw in a mix of ingredients to the last of the six tracks – If Only It Was Sunny, leaving the listener convinced they are listening to a selection of brief tracks, but rather than being an irritation they have the panache to carry off the comic-book delivery and leave the audience with a grin on their face.
This version of If Only It Was Sunny is just under a minute shorter than on #3.
