Tuesday, December 25, 2018

"...got me in my feelings." : the albums, 2018.


08/smerz/have fun

that album cover. another fine example of giving so much with just one image. stare at it long enough and the images (or memories) come to you. the slow motion walks thru the crowded party spaces. the shouts of "WOO!" or "I FUCKING LOVE YOU SO MUCH!". the chaotic bathroom vignettes. the lines. oh the lines. and, of course, the reminder to always try to do what it appears the ladies on this photo are doing here: have fun. over the course of these hypnotizing and austere lo-fi, electroclashing, bass heavy pieces, the norwegian duo that is smerz invite you into this here knotty head space and private affair, after hours and after dark, to move your body, and have fun. and with this ep they do just that, providing an open space where the dizzying highs and lows of connecting, both emotionally and rhythmically, and the urgency of fulfilling one's desires, whatever they may be, both emotionally and rhythmically, collide beautifully, presenting a wave that, like the photo and images it brings to mind, is chill.  

KEY TRACKS:

no harm



oh my my



half life



 09/janelle monae/dirty computer

10/dirty projectors/lamp lit prose

11/of montreal/white is relic/irrealis mood

12/drinks/hippo lite

13/kanye west/ye

14/blood orange/negro swan


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