Album Review
Summer Moon - With You Tonight
3 StarsA record blessed with inspired guitar licks and sumptuous melodies.
Nikolai Fraiture may insist “I’m tired of this neighbourhood”, but The Strokes bassist’s debut with new outfit Summer Moon is truly a New York affair. Enlisting ex Jane’s Addiction, Uh Her Her and Airborne Toxic Event members, ‘With You Tonight’ is a record blessed with inspired guitar licks, sumptuous melodies and a surprisingly accomplished vocal performance to boot.
The title track is a fantastic earworm of a number that sees Nikolai channel his inner David Byrne as he sings “I know where we can hide / right there with you tonight” over a fruity guitar-lead that recalls his day job’s ‘Machu Picchu’. Further highlights include the moody ‘Class A’ and ‘Chemical Solution’, which trade pop sensibilities for dark, reflective psychedelia.
There are a few duds thrown into the pack – closing pair ‘Into The Sun’ and ‘Walk Out Music’ offer little of interest and ensure the record goes out with something of a whimper – but there’s enough on ‘With You Tonight’ to suggest Summer Moon might gather something of a cult following.
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