Alweer eens eentje die best lang is blijven liggen. Twijfelen, luisteren, twijfelen, luisteren, ... en dan de knoop doorhakken. Yep, het is full electronics, geen 'échte' instrumenten. Synths domineren, drumsamples geven de beat aan en de stem zweeft er mooi boven. Toch zitten er best heavy passages in, is de song heel sfeervol en wordt ik meegezogen. Geen idee wat een full album met me zou doen, dus eerst een eventuele komende single afwachten. Lekkere post wave op een trip hop bedje met een donker kantje, om er toch maar iets op te kleven.
Gold verschijnt op 14 april 2024 via One Little Independent Records.
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Ter Info
Following two revered albums, ‘Dissolve’ in 2017 and ‘Avalanche’ in 2019, London-based electronic songwriter and producer Tusks, aka Emily Underhill, has returned with her third. ‘Gold’ is released on April 12th via One Little Independent Records, and new single ‘Strangers’ paints a vivid picture of “how you feel when you decide to end a relationship and realise what you’re about to lose - that person who you’ve shared so much with and been so close to for so long is just going to become a stranger”.
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Anyone familiar with her career to date will note that Tusks’ relationship with music as a means to communicate vulnerability is well documented. There’s a raw, exposed nature to her writing that feels authentic and intimate. She often describes the complications and subtleties of relationships in a way that’s reflective and relatable. ‘Gold’ maps various stages in the breakdown of a romance, but it also stops to consider the impact of isolation, individually and socially, as well as anxiety, mental health and the wider effects of austerity.
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Early on Tusks drew comparisons to Sigur Rós and Explosions In The Sky, gaining support from the likes of BBC 6 Music’s Lauren Laverne, BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac and Huw Stephens, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Mixmag, MOJO, Wonderland and more. She released her debut album ‘Dissolve’ to critical acclaim, produced alongside Brett Cox (Jack Garratt, Alt J, Marika Hackman). Second album ‘Avalanche’ led Tusks further into the world of grunge and shoegaze. Taking inspiration from My Bloody Valentine, Marika Hackman and Wolf Alice, the album went on to gain her support from ever widening audiences across the world, as well as syncs on hit shows such as Netflix’s ‘13 Reasons Why’.
Having previously supported Khurangbin, Ásgeir, Bear’s Den and Submotion Orchestra, Tusks embarked on her first European and UK headline tour at the start of 2020, including nights at London’s prestigious Village Underground (which she recorded and released as a live album) and Berlin’s Berghain Panorama Bar. In 2021 she collaborated with CJ Mirra on the soundtrack for feature film ‘A Banquet’.
