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Rating: A low-voltage electric shock disrupts the initial flow of the E.P. continuously: a provocative synthesizer over which "Satellite" unfolds, before Tunde Adebimpe's black voice fills the atmosphere and shapes it with the intense and voluptuous harmonies from his repertoire, rich in doo-wop choruses and falsettos, influenced by soul music; a voice that blends impeccably with David Andrew Sitek's electronic melodies, while the guitar creates an enveloping sound beam; the chorus of the opening track catapults us into a vitreous environment: it's woven with a sort of afro-wave rap, then a flute, la la la la choruses, and howls create the concluding harmony.
"Staring At The Sun" picks up where "Satellite" left off, with a spiritual, evocative chorus, before a deep synthesizer disrupts the quiet, and we are at the usual point: the voice imposes itself on everything, on this sort of experimental indie-rock overshadowed by a synth-pop wave. "Blind" is groove, always continuing on the same track; the piano creates an amiable background step by step that gently drags us into a dead end, and only a few high notes try to shed light. In "Young Liars", there are intertwined and amalgamated choruses; it's rhythmic yet intense at the same time. These are songs that get lost in the Brooklyn nights, very evocative; where can you be? Waiting for a signal or a sound?
The signal or sound we were waiting for is the fifth track not included in the track list; doo-wop choruses start, and there's an immediate historical reminiscence: "Mr. Grieves" by the Pixies, here masterfully covered by the New York group. Fantastic, entirely a cappella, gospel atmospheres, accompanied by a hidden double bass, blending vocal choruses, whistles, finger snaps... It all fades away, leaving us open-mouthed. Do you have another opinion?
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Satellite (04:33)
Your voice was a satellite spinning next to me
Now I can't hear
Over the radio, someone said a satellite just went down into the sea
So I go
I fathom leagues
I am the undertow
I wait peacefully
Now I'm waiting for a signal or a sound
Where can you be found now, my love?
Where can you be?
Waiting for a signal or a sound
02 Staring at the Sun (04:01)
Cross the street from your storefront cemetery
Hear me hailing from inside and realize
I am the conscience clear
In pain or ecstasy
And we were all weaned my dear
Upon the same fatigue
(You're staring at the sun)
Oh my own voice
Cannot save me now
It's just
(standing in the sea)
One more breath
And then
I go down
Your mouth is open wide
The lover is inside
And all the tumults done
Collided with the sign
You're staring at the sun
You're standing in the sea
Your body's over me
Note the trees because
The dirt is temporary
More to mine than fact face
Name and monetary
Beat the skins and let the
Loose lips kiss you clean
Quietly pour out like light
Like light, like answering the sun
You're staring at the sun
You're standing in the sea
Your mouth is open wide
You're trying hard to breathe
The water's at your neck
There's lightning in your teeth
Your body's over me
Be what you will
And then throw down your life
Oh it's a damned fine game
And we can play all night
You're staring at the sun
You're standing in the sea
Your mouth is open wide
You're trying hard to breathe
The water's at your neck
There's lightning in your teeth
Your body's over me
You're staring at the sun
You're standing in the sea
You're staring at the sun
You're standing in the sea
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