Theo Lawrence

Theo Lawrence & The Hearts – Sticky Icky (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 18:35 minutes | 361 MB | Genre: Indie Rock
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Theo Lawrence & The Hearts is a band from Gentilly near Paris. The band is composed Theo Lawrence (logic, you say you) to singing and guitar, Olivier Viscat on bass, Louis-Marin Renaud on guitar, Thibault L. Rooster on drums and Nevil Bernard to keyboards.

Quintette subsequently struck again by publishing their first EP on November 25, 2016 and in view of their first publication, he was eagerly awaited. The least that can be said to listen to this Sticky Icky is that the test is transformed for this group more than promising.

The first of five pieces is the playful Sticky Icky that sets the tone of the disc, very retro while bringing its touch of modernity. Ali, the second title is in the lineage of the previous one. Everything here is perfectly in place, beautiful, warm, brilliant and Theo Lawrence’s vocal flights are beautiful.

The next title Good For Nothing also has a superb composition and a very catchy guitar gimmick. Made To Last is distinguished by its hunching chorus and sublime distant arpeggios in the mix, one of the record’s highs.

The album ends with Heavenly Dog, calmer than the rest of the EP, but no less successful, with keyboard notes bringing the latest rays of sunshine on this brilliant work. We have with this first EP a very nice record from Theo Lawrence & The Hearts, homogeneous in terms of quality. The music is beautiful, well composed and superbly produced. And let’s add musicians with incredible talent who, moreover, put their heart into their music.

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Theo Lawrence & The Hearts – Homemade Lemonade (Deluxe Version) (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 48:22 minutes | 821 MB | Genre: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
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There is first of all a scent of the southern United States. Like a warm soul atmosphere. A velvet groove. And instruments of the last century like a good old Wurlitzer … From the first listening of Homemade Lemonade, it’s impossible to not to think of Aretha Franklin, Joe Tex, Elvis, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Charles Ray, Tony Joe White even Neil Young. Closer to home, with Alabama Shakes, The White Stripes, Don Cavalli… In short, the DNA of Theo Lawrence & The Hearts is not destroyed by any sweetener and it is easy to understand that vintage music inspires and excites this young group. The surprise comes from where Theo and his accomplices originate, Paris! They are inhabited by a real passion mixing rock’n’roll, rhythm’n’blues, soul, blues and country: With their first album, these guys import the bayou into the French capital in less than two guitar riffs! Above all, Theo Lawrence & The Hearts line up real compositions and are not limited to just one sound. A real revelation in short. – Max Dembo

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Theo Lawrence & The Hearts – Homemade Lemonade (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 36:09 minutes | 692 MB | Genre: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BMG Rights Mgmt France SARL

Theo Lawrence & The Hearts, the French band that mixes soul, folk and rock with talent, and especially with a disconcerting quiet strength, have released their first full-lenght album “Homemade Lemonade”, that promises to be the worthy successor of the EPs “Heaven to Me and Sticky Icky”, which had made them known to a wide audience in less than a year.

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