VITESSE \
WHAT CAN NOT BE, BUT IS...
Sentimental, dark and touching, North-American duo Vitesse's third album (released worldwide by Acuarela on October 8th) is an essential album for fans of sad refrains and 80's synth pop. From the evocative "A statue on easter island" to the desolate "A bargain at twice the price" Hewson Chen y Joshua Klein, use their guitars and machines to deliver the magic and melancholy of these ten songs that sink in from the first listen, thanks to straightforward melodies and simple structures.

What Can not be, but is ... at first carries us into the dimension of the Magnetic Fields and New Order, but can also be linked to the sounds of The Psychedelic Furs, A-ha, Joy Division or The Cure's "Japanese Whispers". But it's clear that Vitesse have a sensibility of their own, a world of short stories, minimalist compositions and everyday electronics. Listening to their pop is, at times, like reading a secret diary.

Vitesse met at the University of Chicago, en 1997, after Hewson assisted Josh in recording sounds for his Musical Composition course. Influenced by new wave, punk art and a ton of books and movies, they wrote their first album "A certain hostility" in a mere day and a half. Last year they released their second album "Chelsea 27099" (Parasol), a step forward into maturity by the way of retro-rhythms, analog filigrees and amazing lyrical content.

What Cannot be but is, which includes covers of OMD and Bruce Springsteen (!), is a jewel of introspective techno-pop, with lyrics about tearful eyes, time's passing, the need for redemption, things we can't say when we need to the most, dissatisfied hearts and the sensation that the world is changing too quickly. With these elements and the same musical guidebooks as Trembling Blue Stars, Orange Cake Mix or Family, Vitesse offer "What can not be but is..." to enthral anddisarm us.