[tps_title]10. How to Dress Well – “What is This Heart?”[/tps_title]
I’m not the biggest follower of the singer-songwriter behind How to Dress Well, Tom Krell. However, this new record from How to Dress Well, “’What is This Heart?’”, released on the 23rd of June, left me pleasantly surprised. The album starts off with the acoustic ballad “2 Years On (Shame Dream)”, which showcases Krell’s wonderful singing voice and storytelling ability. The next track, “What You Wanted”, kicks up the energy while still retaining that smooth R&B sound, with an infectious drum pattern and beautifully distorted wind instruments and bright synths. This energy carries throughout the album, delivering something that I feel was desperately needed on his last project: a groove. My favorite track might have to be “See You Fall”, which samples The Velvet Underground’s “Heroin” perfectly, giving the track not only a wonderful new element in terms of instrumentation, but also adding deeper meaning to Krell’s lyrics. With “’What is This Heart?’”, Krell has turned me into a fan. He shows himself to be a new force in R&B that I hope will be recognized beyond the blogosphere.
By James Gilbert
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