Their incendiary debut ‘Firechild’ lit up the blogosphere as the winter winds blew through 2012, now Brit Tom Kingston and Aussie Joe Wilson – better known as Solomon Grey – have mapped out their next thrilling move; a single on the consistently reliable Black Butter Records.
Pencilled in for a 4 August release, ‘Gen V’ begins to bloom with fluttering arpeggiated synths and a Radiohead-nodding guitar intro before unfurling like the dramatic scenery on a transcontinental rail journey. More comparisons with TV On The Radio will likely follow, although the antagonistic vocal pairing – sweet falsetto one minute, inky vocoded hiss the next – evokes Jamie Lidell on top elastic-tongued form.
A breathtaking debut proper.
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- Motion City Soundtrack announce first album in a decade, The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World
- Winter joins forces with Horse Jumper of Love on new single, "Misery"
- Watch Speedy Wunderground-signed experimentalists O. live in session
- Bicep collaborate with indigenous artists on new project, TAKKUUK
- Noah Cyrus details second album, I WANT MY LOVED ONES TO GO WITH ME
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Patrick Wolf
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