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Letherette - Letherette

Review by Kat Waplington

Though Parisian goliaths Daft Punk return this summer, it seems unlikely that this Wolverhampton duo will be lost in their shadows.»

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The young duo from Wolverhampton have won hearts, minds and feet with four EPs and stunning remixes for Machinedrum and Bibio. 'Letherette' explores mood confidently, taking in introspective, melancholic moments as well as upbeat drive, and lending their debut extraordinary depth. Opener 'After Dawn' sets their stable out clearly, a moodily beautiful song with a startling midway switch-up that changes the mood of any room it's played in. Single 'D&T' in many ways stands as the childhood friends' mission statement; music that's experimental in the best of ways, finding new pathways to moving people. From spacial synths to wig out guitar, it's utterly infectious. 'The One' again grips the ear with atmosphere, before lifting off with a deep arpeggio and driving, dubby house glitch. 'Cold Clam' strings together melodic fragments and addictive, swinging drums in the most pleasurable of ways. It's music you're surprised you don't hear more often; deceptively simple and enthrallingly inspired. 'Space Cuts' drives along in a way that makes you feel that dancefloor music has a future you might be interested in, and album closer 'Say The Sun' is as beautiful and epic as anything in electronic music. This is no loosely-strung collection of songs, it's a careful, cohesive body of work.
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