Stemming from the same school of retro-pop fetishism as US masters Ariel Pink and John Maus, Montero set their ship on a smoother and sexier course with the effortlessly dreamy Passions. The lovelorn themes provide a stylistic allegory, “Destined to repeat our history”, and everything comes together for a sultry launch into the stratosphere with keys and guitar interplay.
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