Disclaimer: if you want an album of breathy declarations, your journey with SBTRKT might begin and end with his self-titled debut. The post-dubstep pigeon-hole must have gotten too small because the Young Turks producer has taken a playful departure from the norm in an unexpected collaboration with Ezra Koenig.
Koenig’s punchy vocals dip and dive audaciously, never getting too comfortable in one range. There’s a surprising amount of focus on the automated lyrics, with SBTRKT razing down production to essential percussion. Meanwhile, there’s been a switch up in those well-loved swooping synths: a pacing bass drum pasted under an elastic bass groove transforms that old trippy instability into a foundation built too strong not to be danced on.
The single is released ahead of his upcoming album, Wonder Where We Land.
WONDER WHERE WE LAND UK TOUR DATES:
26/09/14 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
27/09/14 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 ABC
29/09/14 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
30/09/14 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
01/10/14 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
02/10/14 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy
Words: Grace Shutti.
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