When her
album, Quarantine, was released earlier this year, it was well received and
highly acclaimed. On the strength of
Sunlight On The Faded it’s easy to see why.
Its high
paced, techno, step rhythm is energetic and memorable after a few listens. The backing is involved with samples and
effects disappearing as quickly as they appeared. Laurel’s vocals are good too, nicely fitting
in and easy on the ear. There’s a peculiar
moment two and a half minutes in when the music totally drops out and a single
beat takes place before the track comes back to life.
The b-side
is allegedly a ‘dub’ version, and, whilst I can’t find anything remotely
similar to dub, it’s again good listening.
In short, it’s an enhanced instrumental of the lead track. It may have been better to have this version
with Laurel’s vocals rather then nothing at all, as it would make a pretty good
alternative version. Its low tempo
ending is refreshing and ends the track with calm.
A few
listens were required to make this track ‘click’ with me, but, as far as it
goes, it’s appealing and worthy.
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