23/disclosure/caracal
Settle had its fair share of jams, but it was an album in
search of a flow. Similar to a DJ set that lulls in a few places,
offering up plenty opportunities to take a dancefloor break or refill
that drink until the course was corrected and the momentum got back on
track. Not so much with Caracal. As their contemporaries
continue to work overtime to craft songs that take you up, down and all
around at breakneck speed before returning you to where you started, the
brothers Lawerence have worked to master the art of doing all that, not just in a song, but over the course of an album. With Caracal,
pace (and patience) is the trick. This time around the set is tighter
and more focused, as the brothers continue to hone their craft,
seamlessly inserting the necessary highs and lows, rhythm and grooves,
and crucial guest vocals that are needed to keep this house party going. Even
as the album enters an expected and much welcomed come down sequence of
tracks near its end, the momentum never lets up, and the brothers
continue to keep you mobile and enthralled. Settle may have
helped usher in a few less than worthy contemporaries eager to recapture
that magic that it brought to the masses, but with Caracal, the
boys inch a little bit further away from the pack, making the act of
keeping up nearly impossible for their peers. For the second time in a
row.
KEY TRACKS: Omen/Good Intentions/Masterpiece
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