Barcelona indie band, The Death of Robert, have just released their absolutely fantastic and thought provoking debut album, Casablanca. Released very recently in May 2020, we’re very happy we found out about this group when we did, because it’s the exact sound you’re looking for.

The Death of Robert is the music project of Lara Giardina, Pablo Salvadores, Robert Panadés and Simon Lopez born in Barcelona that was founded back in 2018. Although their back catalogue isn’t particular filled, finding out about this group just means we’ll be hooked for the rest of their hopefully blossoming careers. Through and through, Casablanca is a thriller of a record and every track sets the same tone of amazing from start to finish.

The opener on the album, “Peach’ is a fantastic introduction to what the rest of the album is going to bring. It provides enough variation within the instrumentation and musical styles that I’m instantly enchanted as to what the rest of the record is going to bring. There are really so many high points on the album that it’s hard to count. The standouts for us were the lovely vocals that fill the room on every song, the electric guitar that doesn’t stop shredding, and the succinct drumming that keeps it all together throughout. Let’s not forget drums and bass though, they’re equally important to the equation and definitely deserve a shout out.

What took me by surprise the most, and also the most welcoming, was the occasional use of violin throughout Casablanca. I’m a sucker for violin and anytime it’s delicately featured on a song, I fall in love with the song. It provides such a necessary depth and creates layers that can’t really be replicated on any other songs.

Overall, I really enjoyed listening to this album and immediately recommended it to my friends who I thought would also enjoy. Seeing as the band takes direct inspiration from Nick Cave and The Last Shadow Puppets, it’s not hard to see that they’ve achieved a similar combination of the two sounds, but yet kept it extremely unique. This is a band that I really do plan on keeping up with in their future releases and am truly excited to see what they deliver on their next record.

For now though, let’s stick to Casablanca and appreciate the hard work and dedication it takes to record a full debut album. At this point in the review, you’re probably wanting to listen to it, right?

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