A smooth, sophisticated silky and intimate fourth LP by the New Zealand-Australian multi-instrumentalist, high-voiced singer, producer, and songwriter that gradually moves from a soul and R&B to increasingly ethereal and experimental, mixing acoustic with a range of electronic sounds and unusual time signatures. That becomes evident on closing tracks Brace, and The Flood, but also Illusion and Clouds, but standout tracks also includes the upbeat openers Family, followed by Send My Love, the jazz-infused and vocal-harmony rich Runaway, and the beautifully simmering title track. Rakei has also released a series of spoof inside-the-studio videos on YouTube, but the music, and the tone of his gliding, gently warbling high voice, is his calling and where he does the talking. Out on Ninja Tune.
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