Ô Paon – “Le Dernier Mot” (Stereogum Premiere)
Geneviéve Castrée used to record as BTW Woelv. Her new project Ô Paon is darker, more daring and elevated (almost sacred-seeming). The songs on Courses find loops (of guitar, organ, tuba, violin, etc.) and vocals repeating and overlapping endlessly. Castrée sings the lyrics in French, but offers translations, so I know she's focusing on violence, alienation, pollution, bad omens, poverty, ...
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