On the strength of his two albums since the start of his career in 2018, Gyasi brings glam rock up to date, a cult genre that has however poorly survived the passage of time, unfairly represented by groups of dubious elegance (take a look take a look at Steel Panther and you’ll understand the problem). Often compared to Marc Bolan (and rightly so), Gyasi thus restores some letters of nobility to a whole chapter of 70’s rock, which he obviously embodies to the end of his varnished nails.
Although a bit anachronistic, Gyasi lived a childhood of real rocker. Raised on the family farm in the heart of West Virginia (the famous “West Virginia” sung by John Denver, to give you an idea), a haven of peace where his bohemian parents still work the land the old way, helped of their faithful mule, Gyasi discovers the drums at four years old. Two years later, he received his first second-hand guitar as a gift, which he devoted himself diligently to learning. Classic story.
With an insatiable appetite for the cultural heritage of his parents and neighbors, Russian intellectuals from St. topical. He dances to the hundreds of records that line the shelves of the farm, dresses in women’s clothes and creates rockstar alter egos. A fragile setting often overtaken by the brutality of a rural world from which he feels deeply alienated, so much so that at school, Gyasi is often beaten up by the bosses of the surroundings. Sadly such a classic story.
After performing on a few local stages during his teenage years, the up-and-coming artist eventually set sail, motivated to live his satin dreams across the country. After a few garage rock projects between California and Boston, Gyasi returned to the farm where he set up his first home studio. A few years later, he put his luggage in Nashville and that’s when the mayonnaise starts to take. His first two albums, “Androgyne” (2019) and “Pronounced Jah-See” (2022), mark his body and soul commitment to the glam rock universe: a very English sound, although largely influenced by boogie and American rock. , real good guitar solos (Gyasi has a field day on Tongue Tied), remarkable maturity and all-in absolute on all the 70s rock specifications. Gyasi signed his latest EP “Baby Blue” in the spring, offering a new single and a range of disconcertingly ferocious live recordings for the occasion. One undoubtedly feels the influence of Robert Plant (in particular on Bring Your Love) and that of David Bowie during the Ziggy Stardust period, but it is above all the resemblance to Marc Bolan that is disturbing as it colors his catalog. And if it bodes very well for the rest of the course, we can only hope for Gyasi a less tragic trajectory than that of the Cosmic Dancer.
2023-08-10 16:52:56
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