Menomena - Friend and Foe (2007)

Never before has indie rock been as close to a fairy tale in form as we hear in Friend and Foe's music. Menomena, a team from Portland (Oregon, USA) narrates in a language that is not understandable to everyone and not immediately: like a child who is trying to tell mom and dad about his next life discovery. Using bright colors, Menomena masterfully draw their bizarre melodic patterns, scary at first glance, but essentially harmless monsters. The musical picture that we see excites with sincerity and simplicity, excites with a variety of its shades...