Broke / Won

Broke / Won is a masterclass in the specific brand of 'folktronica' that The Beta Band pioneered, where the pastoral warmth of a campfire singalong is grafted onto the skeletal remains of a hip-hop beat. The title track, Broke, captures a specific kind of urban exhaustion: the sound of someone trying to keep their head up while their pockets are empty and the weather is turning. It is anchored by a dry, insistent drum loop that feels like it was sampled from a dusty 1970s soul record, providing a rigid backbone for Steve Mason's breathy, multi-tracked vocals and a simple, weeping acoustic guitar line.

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