Jordan Raf : What You Want
Pushing tropical melody through transmissions of white noise, Jordan Raf fills the place in our hearts left by Jai Paul while creating a distinct voice of his own. There’s a magnetic earnestness at play. Predicting a place on the Laneway 2017 lineup.
Summer Flake : Shoot And Score
It’s clear in the live setting, but even here on Shoot And Score it’s easy to tell Stephanie Crase is one of the sickest guitarists in the country. The spacious vocal leaves room for an ambiguous mood, while the undercurrent of guitar chimes creates a scene of heady, compelling unease. Taken from the upcoming LP Hello Friends.
D∆WN : Not Above That
This is dangerous. Opening with a ridiculous 90-second build, Not Above That manages to destroy minds with a drop that doesn’t rely on bombast. It feels like post-EDM, and while it might share some tonal characteristics with PC Music, it doesn’t feel like caricature. I don’t say this lightly: huge tune.
Flume feat. Vince Staples & Kučka : Smoke & Retribution
There’s a rich dynamic in Smoke & Retribution, switching between Vince Staples’ syncopated bars and Kučka’s airy delivery. Holding it together is some of Flume’s tightest production yet. It’s a less is more approach, something not really found in Flume’s theatrics to date, pressurising the production desk. It’s a corker, an indication that Harley has some aces up his sleeve for LP number two.
Single Of The Week
Lontalius : Glow
This feels like a love song. Lontalius’ preceding tracks might also be love songs, shrouded in melancholy. Glow soars with uninhibited triumph, those elements of yearning still present, but now in the context of major key uplift. It’s a song full of incredible ideas, all of them realised, confidence in character and composition. Glow arrives with the announcement of debut album I’ll Forget 17, out this March.
