#pays p.

[bandcampsnoop]

5/13/24.

SAVAK (Brooklyn, New York) are a delight. Their music is consistently great (loud guitars, power pop/post-punk). They also clearly listen to and love music themselves. A couple of years ago they toured with Pays P. (Paris, France) and liked them so much that they started a label so they could release an LP.

Now, SAVAK has released a split EP with yet another French band - Contractions. And I'll bet the band wouldn't be offended by this observation - but the two tracks from Contractions blow the two SAVAK tracks out of the water.

This split EP is released by Peculiar Works.

[bandcampsnoop]

5/12/21.

Combine the sounds of black midi, Teksti-TV 666, and any number of French bands on the Born Bad label and you get to an approximation of Pays P.  

Pays P. (Paris, France) is a 3 piece and “Ça v aller” is their debut album.  This is being released on Peculiar Works, a label started by members of SAVAK (New York).  In fact, after the two bands met in 2018, members of SAVAK extended an invitation to Pays P....come to New York and record an album.  Delays due to COVID only allowed SAVAK members to work on the mix and start a label.

So, this is the story (via Brooklyn Vegan) of how “Ça v aller“ came to be.