It's testament to his talent and ambition then that new album Alexandrine should turn its back on the last chapter and write a brand new one . With big hitting musical friends for company .
The importance of being earnest shines with richly textured moods .its songs interspersed with short sonic embellishments ,whirls of bleeps ,barks and door slams one minute then surging acoustic folk or classical undertones the next .The more you listen to this record the more it confounds you with its ebb and flow . The solitary stance contradicts the idea that this musical style is all about the collective euphoria narrative .GRICE now exists in another musical sphere completely, a place where he can absorb every artistic element to create a transcendent album in every passed and present way .
"Eclipse " a personal favourite with a captivating hook ,Middle Eastern shimmering grooves and mysterious emotional underpinnings ." Leftside ",Threadbare soulful sound with a pleasing scutter vocal showing the maturity of distance , observed with a steady gaze rather than the throes of adolescent turmoil .
Alexandrine is an album going for mood ,place and texture rather than commercial oomph.There's a subtle strength being in a room where the subject doesn't quite know how to be there. It's a slightly uncomfortable listen in parts but that's the master stroke in this anxious overload of a ride conceding to that elusive repeat listening experience .
Stand out tracks - Eclipse .leftside ,incomplete ,She's in my Garden .
Out 22 June on Burning Shed
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