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Unusual
Electronic · 2018 · 10 tracks · 36m

Unusual

Surgical electronic pop built on breathy vocals and heavy sub-bass. A masterclass in negative space, punctuated by sudden, soulful saxophone bursts.

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It's like a jazz club from the future where they only play the bass and the best parts of the vocals.

A cool, calculated confidence that feels both intimate and untouchable.

Unusual · vs · Marian Hill
Self Examination+1.3σ

The writing leans notably further into self examination than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 36m
01
Subtle Thing
3:01
02
Differently
3:40
03
All Night Long
3:17
04
Don't Miss You
3:27
05
Wish You Would
3:22
06
Don't Do It
3:12
07
Sideways
3:53
08
No Hesitation
3:37
09
Listening
4:08
10
Go Quietly
5:13
Moments Worth Waiting For
the way the vocal on Subtle Thing is sliced and rearranged into a rhythmic hook that feels more like a drum than a voice
the sudden, soulful saxophone eruption in Sideways that cuts through the sterile digital landscape
the deep, vibrating sub-bass drop in Differently that feels like it's moving the air in the room without being loud
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