“I’m lost in the noise/ But I was made this way/ I had no choice…” – The passage unseen, with its quirky time signature and Gorillaz-esque synth innovation, alludes to Lexi Jones’ paternal inheritance.
She’s David Bowie’s only daughter and we’re pretty sure dad would be particularly proud of her wordsmithery: “Contentment will find me in the rush of the absurd…”
Jones wrote, performed, produced and also designed the cover art for Xandri. This is her debut album, but she’s been drip-feeding teasers on Insta (@_p0odle_) for a while now, in among cuteness-overload, miss-you-dad posts.
Opener Along the road’s descending piano hook is echoed by synth and strings.
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Let me go holds an ex accountable for continued emotional manipulation as percussive, almost-grating keys creep under the skin. Panpipe accents and distant sleigh bells sprinkle fond memories like cruel reminders of what might have been.
“Tiptoe past the open gate/ Closing near my face, but no one’s there/ I move discreetly, having lost control completely…” – lyrics roll out like prose during the haunted Moral compass.
Crisp, playful synth stabs skip atop The edge’s wonky, disorienting undercurrent – like two songs overlapping. With its brisk waltz tempo and ascending riffs, Glass closes the record with empowered optimism: “I believe you can be more than you can think and see.”
Seeing in colours, bell-clear vocals, discordant chords and refreshing melodic choices, Xandri promises great things from this artist to be.
LABEL: INDEPENDENT
RELEASE: OUT NOW
