Playful queer punk from a New York-based duo, Steely Dan-indebted languor from a London group and some pounding indie-pop from Liverpool
Take one hip-hop producer, a classical/opera composer, a house DJ and a songwriter for artists as disparate as Drake and Foxes and you get … something you wouldn’t remotely expect: a track as sublimely smooth as late-70s Steely Dan. Cheapest Flight is the debut offering from the London-based Prep, but it sounds really accomplished, with the laidback jazzy gait of the Dan circa Deacon Blues. There is a sense here of four musicians enjoying their chosen instrument, while revelling in the ensemble performance. The song might move at a leisurely pace, but there is an intensity to their craft, from the punchy drums to the piquant horns, that demonstrates a commitment to proper, serious, grownup music-making.
Continue reading...by Paul Lester via Electronic music | The Guardian
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