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If Holy Fuck are a noisy, junk-shop approximation of funk, then Dusted are the soul equivalent. What started back in 2012 as a low-stakes project for the band’s Brian Borcherdt and producer Leon Taheny on their loose, underrated debut, Total Dust, has evolved into a more coherent sound that captures Borcherdt’s heretofore-unheralded skill as a songwriter.
Working with wife Anna Edwards, Anna Ruddick and Wintersleep drummer Loel Campbell, Blackout Summer was recorded in fits and starts around Borcherdt’s busy schedule. Yet it retains the coherence and intimacy that marked Total Dust; muffled guitars, ambient noise and Borcherdt’s high-pitched melodic croon remain the foundations. But this time the sound and the hooks are more focused.
That sense of control is most apparent in Borcherdt’s use of dynamics, the way songs like album highlight “Dead Eyes” build from hushed whisper to emotional epiphany. It sounds simple on paper, but the forethought necessary is lacking in so many similarly minded (though far less talented) artists. It’s the kind of music few would expect from one-half of a duo who once stirred the ire of the Conservative government. But that’s part of Dusted’s power: emotional nuance where it’s least expected.
Laura Nyro
A Little Magic, A Little Kindness: The Complete Mono Albums Collection
(Real Gone Music/Second Disc Records, 2017)
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Speaking of the ten year anniversary, frontman Liam Fray said “We were looking for a way to mark the 10 year anniversary of the release of St. Jude… we thought it might be worth at least raising a little glass to celebrate the fact that we’re still here.
“I’d been out on an acoustic tour this autumn, re-working and revisiting tunes from the back catalogue, stripping them back, bigging them up and experimenting with some different interpretations. The string section were incredible and unknowingly nudged me into unlocking something special.
“I loved revisiting all the old songs and putting a new twist on them. So, the day after the final date of the tour, I gingerly prised myself out of bed, booked a studio, rang the band, brought in some string-players and we ‘re-did’ St. Jude in a few days. And it sounds fucking brilliant.”
Containing the huge singles and indie dancefloor staples ‘What Took You So Long’, ‘Acrylic’ and ‘Cavorting’, the album peaked at No.4 in the UK charts. However, their success far outlasted their debut, making them an arena act in their native Manchester and beyond.
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