The Invisible Girl, by Parov Stelar Trio
In Review
The Invisible Girl
Etage Noir
The best hyphenated genres don’t combine disparate worlds; they embrace commonality. Country-rock thrives on earthy simplicity, while folk-pop mines a wealth of timbres both acoustic and electric. Electro-swing may sound like a silly lark. In fact it’s a cohesive hybrid that’s entirely about dancing, about the timeless power of fascinating rhythm.
On his latest, Austrian DJ and electro-swing pioneer Parov Stelar creates compelling tracks, with the help of two horn players. “Doctor Foo” and “The Fireface” layer big band–era horn lines over four-on-the-floor club beats, while “La Divina” takes a loungey ballad and turns it into trip-hop:
