Listen: Fine Print - "About You"

Aside from the solo, which is thrown in at the end and leaves the song with something of an eighties vibe, it’s a full on piece of pure 2k14 pop-electronica. Think synths, stuttering beats, and the requisite casual vocal: we don’t know who Fine Print is yet, but he’s certainly got the year’s main musical trend down-pat.

What’s perhaps most interesting about the track is its use of altered dynamics and tempos, suggestive of an artist who’s remarkably adept at building a sound: it’s a very very accomplished first release, struck through with emotion and ripping techniques off a host of genres, from House to RnB. It comes as something of a shame to have so few details about the artist, especially considering the quality of “About You”.

We’ve reached a point where it feels like there’s been a relentless string of ‘anonymous’ artists of late, and as a marketing exercise, it’s getting slightly tired. Let’s hope it’s only a matter of time before Fine Print relinquishes his secrecy, and if it were to accompany a few more tracks like this one, that wouldn’t hurt either.