Posted on November 18, 2008 - by Mark Zonda

The Melancholy Songs

Recently I had the chance to listen to “The Rise and Fall of Responsibility”, the second complete music work by the London based Matt Williams , aka The Brigadier. With melodies as “The Melancholy Days” and “This is why” it’s easy to say that “The Rise and Fall of Responsibility” is a bitter joyful journey in the brightest side of the history of music at its best. Guitars, keyboards, drums, fine melodyes and tender clever lyrics complete a totally grown work. The Brigadiers surely knows how to move in the construction of an album, and “The Rise and Fall” seems like the tenth release from an old friend with full self confindence on his skills and potentials.

Not only the brightest side of the game. “The Rise and Fall” explore all the range of emotions, diggin out darker moments in songs like the Lennonesque “Envy”, with echoes of Stereolab, Todd Rundgren and Devics. Did I mentioned that the guy is really good in choirs? Then DO listen to  “Growing up is Hard to do Part 1″. Brian Wilson meets Elastica!

This boy recorded a masterpiece all alone in a room in Brighton. Would you bet on him? Who knows. Maybe Louis Philippe began his carreer in the same way.

The Brigadier – The Site
The Brigadier – MySpace

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