MAXWELL FARRINGTON & LE SUPERHOMARD - Window Tax

Tasty: never was a word more fitting to describe in a few words the third collaboration between Maxwell Farrington (Dewaere) and Le Superhomard. "Window Tax" is a delicious dish, thanks to the ever-skilled arranging craft of Christophe Vaillant and the good old Mike Lindsay of Tunng, here in the role of co-producer, who has lately been dispensing good taste across many of his productions.

The ingredients are already familiar: a pinch of baroque-pop, a pop attitude in the vein of Neil Hannon, orchestral arrangements in the style of Burt Bacharach, a voice that recalls the Walker Brothers, echoes of Serge Gainsbourg and Lee Hazlewood, a cooking time of 44 minutes and 54 seconds, and it's ready to be served. Brussels sprouts ("Brussell Sprouts"), fish and chips ("Fish & Chips") and a cake to finish things off in style ("Cake"): a last-minute shop for the final ingredients ("Supermarket"), and for the Franco-Australian pairing it's once again time for refined delicacies.

Yes, I know, summer is around the corner and you don't want to pile on the pounds, but however delicious, the chamber-pop dishes of "Window Tax" are tasty without being saccharine ("Supermarket"), perfect to accompany a sip of liqueur ("Euphoria") or an evening with friends at a country house ("Good Company"). Maxwell Farrington and Le Superhomard's songs are simply meant to be savored and enjoyed with all the senses: swinging and groovy (the title track), sensual and playful ("Do Da Da Da"), rich with melodies that sound pleasantly familiar ("Lorene" plays almost like a cover of Patty Pravo's "La Bambola"), but never trivial or superfluous. If anything, this time around they're sharper and even more enticing.

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28/05/2026