Junglepussy : Now Or Later
Junglepussy is ridiculously dextrous with flow and delivery. New track Now Or Later showcases these skills and then some, riding a heavy chiptune-y beat with sharp bars bouncing between health food and fucking. Masterful. The first cut from upcoming album Pregnant With Success. Pay attention.
Slum Sociable : All Night
Slum Sociable’s single from earlier this year, Anyway, is a dreamy grower, and All Night follows with a similar, evidently honed aural palette. Though, it lacks the flair for dynamic shown on Anyway. Not faltering, but never truly shining, either.
Banoffee : With Her
Opening with a big tip of the OVO cap to Drake’s Marvins Room (Banoffee does a killer live rendition of the track), With Her then blossoms into something a little more upbeat, while still retaining a Drizzy-esque emotive longing. Hits a powerful stride with some dancefloor-ready moments.
Friendships : Pedal To The Metal
There’s a sweaty fearlessness about Pedal To The Metal, doing what it says on the tin – at times pushing the pedal through the metal with daring flourishes amongst the menace. Backed on the double A-side with the stomping Ded Soun Konduktah.
Royal Headache : Carolina
Something a little slower from Royal Headache, Carolina is a corker of a love song, the kind where you wrap an arm around a mate in a packed bandroom and think to yourself, “Fuck, am I gonna cry?”
Terrible Truths : The Coast Is Clear
A little bit of surf boogie sprays over The Coast Is Clear. The chugging riffs barrel along, commanding a nice little head wobble and finger snap. Cart your arse on down to The Tote this Friday August 28 to see it live with a killer lineup of acts.
Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders : Her Hands (Donny Benet Special Edition)
Extrapolating one of the synth-iest romps from Playmates into the great ’80s pop tradition of 12” extended remixes, Dreamlander Donny Benet lays down an early-am cool while stretching toward the nine minute mark. It plays to the original’s strengths, somewhere between sex and sleaze. Donny does endurance well.
Single Of The Week
My Disco : King Sound
After strong indication that My Disco LP3 (titled Severe) would lean towards house exploration – with intermediary single Wrapped Coast and its remixes presented as banging, electronic – the first song lifted from the album, King Sound, shirks any dance element and showcases the trio’s brutal minimalism. You yearn for a release amongst the relentless, hammering rhythm – something akin to Ben Frost’s devastating soundscapes – yet, it never comes, brooding with horror and no closure. It leaves you lying, bled.
