Melody Prochet Returns With Yet Another Stellar Album in 'Unclouded'

Melody's Echo Chamber released her 4th studio album back in December 2025 and yet the buzz around this release continues.

'Unclouded' takes on a much more soulful approach to Melody's classic approach to writing and producing music. Returning elements include the elegantly airy vocals, where it doesn't matter if she sings in French or English, it's all just as catchy. Building upon the mindset carved out by many of the great 'indie-rockers' of the past, here, Prochet uses her voice as a melodic instrument in just about the same way she would her guitar or synth. Her expert production returns in a clean and punchy style that has surely been in development for her past two albums as well. In her 2022 release 'Emotional eternal' we saw a shift in genre and production technique that paved the way for 'Unclouded' to exist. The string section ever so prevalent in 'Emotional Eternal' makes a more subdued return in 'Unclouded' as does the fidelity.

'Le Temple Volant' - Crumb, Melody's Echo Chamber

In many ways, the past two albums have been stepping stones bridging the gap between two very different styles and genres in a way that has felt like a truly linear and natural progression. The emphasis on cleaner tones rather than a dreamy jumble of reverb and distortion, doesn't necessarily show a shift forwards or backwards, its just different. While Melody's self-titled debut is considered the highlight for many, there is undoubtedly songs of an equal caliber being released even nearly 13 years later. While not attached to this album, her collaboration with Crumb on 'Le Temple Volant' invigorated fans with an extremely catchy single, seemingly promising that whatever was coming next, it was going to be good. And indeed, while this single may have been a one-off, the caliber of quality was the same upon the reveal of singles such as 'In The Stars' that were attached to the album.

A sad yet very real reality attached to this project is the inevitable comparison to Tame Impala. Due to the two's romantic involvement during the recording of Melody's first album, this comparison is warranted but only for the brief time their paths collided. At the time it was refreshing to see Tame Impala's Kevin Parker take a step back into the more grungy style found in Melody's Echo Chamber. However, this collaboration only lasted one album and eventually the two parted ways, making the comparison hold up rather poorly, especially when the two's most recent releases sound nothing alike.

Much akin to current psychedelia bands such as Texas-based Khruangbin, the plethora of traditional 'sure-tell' signs of psychedelic production have been stripped back to reveal that it is in fact the writing of the song that defines the genre, not simply the fact that there's reverb. With every track the guitar rifts are an obvious standout, a fast catchy flurry of British jangle-pop rhythm and the infusion of slightly-distorted soul licks sprinkled throughout. However, the drum and bass groove pocket is ever-present and helps propel this album into a constant state of genre-defining moments.

Standout tracks: 'In The Stars', 'Daisy'

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