Giù's "Neandertal": A Moving Rock Tribute to Our Forgotten Kin
Giù's "Neandertal" is a powerful rock record that combines classic rock sensibilities and a human-centered narrative. Giù is a singer-songwriter from Embrun, France, who uses his talents in melody and lyrics to come as close to making a musical eulogy for the last of the Neandertals as a species, not as a sentient being who thought, sorrowed, and contemplated.
The song is unique in its ambition: addressing the solitude and suffering of what would be the last Neandertal on earth. Giù guides those thoughts through the inspiration of giants like Elton John, Kansas, and Serge Gainsbourg, who creates an atmosphere that is both epic and intimate; at once, combining the piano with rock instrumentation and heavy but glorious vocals, allowing the listener a portal to this untold story.
There are no gimmicks here; no autotune, no algorithms; just a wonderful voice by an artisan who gracefully and passionately conveys something worth saying.
Giù’s experience of surviving COVID-19, alongside his late-in-life emergence as a music artist, adds layers of meaning and depth to this release.
“Neandertal” is not a song, but it is an homage to forgotten history, an immense well of buried feeling, and the 2% of ancient DNA that is still partially alive and captured inside our bodies. In a world of noise, “Neandertal” boldly has the nerve to whisper something deep.
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