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DJ SEINFELD
If This Is It (Ninja Tune)
DJ Seinfeld’s new album feels like a crisp summer’s evening, melancholic and beautiful. Two adjectives which might not be typically associated with a breakbeat-infused album, yet the Swedish producer’s lyrics add a deeply personal layer to the electronic beats as he explores letting go of the past.
Take Of Joy and its gloomy couplet, “We were broken but smiling / And I’ve never felt so alone.” As standalone songs, the lyrics tell tales you can really get behind and relate to; I struggled to follow the storyline of acceptance chronologically throughout the album, though.
Despite its moodiness, the album still manages to excite and energise: its tempo builds as it progresses, and the lo-fi house style that backgrounds DJ Seinfeld’s storytelling relaxes and uplifts. This combination of poetic lyrics and an ambient backdrop makes the album perfect for any mood – whether you’re winding down or livening up, DJ Seinfeld will match your vibe.
words AMY FORD
Fans, like Curley, who spoke to the BBC, pondered whether the superstar will wear a romantic lace gown or if she’ll opt for cowboy boots over heels for the festivities, as a nod to her country-music roots. Others wondered if Swift will sing at the reception, if Kelce would have a groom’s cake, and whether the ceremony might incorporate her beloved cats.
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
I Built You A Tower (Anti-)
Fluctuating between angsty and wistful, Death Cab For Cutie’s 11th album is deeply human. In a return to their indie roots (signing with Anti- after 22 years with Atlantic) the band benefit from greater musical experience as they recreate their messier 00s sounds.
I Built You A Tower is a post-divorce album, but it’s not one that is outwardly resentful. Instead, Ben Gibbard articulates the difficulties of compartmentalizing emotion, reacting to each vulnerable ballad by putting up a punkier wall of distortion, a process immediately established in abrupt transition between its opening tracks.
I Built You A Tower (b) takes the romantic tones of its A-side counterpart and makes them hopeless, despairing, and exhausted. It is an album that is raw and honest in its acceptance of collapse, if at times melodramatic. There’s no closure, no artificial hope, and the discomfort this creates is perhaps the most rewarding and praiseworthy feat of the album.
words MENNA WILSON
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