A New Place 2 Drown doesn’t reinvent genre’s (though it does reinvent Archy Marshall as a musician and artist) but it’s gorgeous nonetheless. The coddling loopy, ethereal harmonies from the brother’s voices and dopey bass lines feel lo-fi, but have a certain warmth. Getting lost in this LP is inevitable it contains all the ingredients for spacey reflections and head nods, but if you tune back in to the lyrics and pick them out of the incredibly smooth mix, you’ll find words of substance and thought. Following closely behind in the body moving beats category is “Ammi Ammi.” For any fans of unique sampling, this track starts off with a satisfying sound bit, albeit quite trippy. “Thames Water” has the heaviest beats of the album, and by proxy the most satisfying drops and hooks. Isaac’s voice fits perfectly into the mix with the Marshall’s, diving in and out of the front of the sound and interweaving with the throbbing bass and melodies. It burns in hell, but you can't tell, you just swell, you just swell, you just swell. “Ammi Ammi” is the only track with an outside contributor, a young English musician Jamie Isaac. (New place to drown) (New place to drown) Well, I might have found, a new place to drown my sorrows and everything else. The melodic simplicity and guitar work of previous Marshall projects is traded out for hip-hop electronics with abounding samples and synth. Tracklisting Any God Of Yours Swell Arise Dear Brother Ammi Ammi Buffed Sky. Standing alone from previous monikers and the accompanying A New Place 2 Drown creations, the music of this album breaches new ground. Within the first few seconds of the beginning instrumental, “Any God of Yours,” Marshall also establishes this album as a break off from his previous projects while still projecting that familiar, drunkish crooning folks loved on 6 Feet Beneath The Moon. Archy Marshall - A New Place 2 Drown (Vinyl) King Krules Archys 2015 release. A New Place 2 Drown is more expansive than any of these previous creations created alongside his older brother Jack Marshall, the album’s release in late December of 2015 coincided with the unveiling of a gorgeous 208-page book of artwork and poetry created by the Marshall brothers as well as a short documentary created by Will Robson-Scott, both sharing the name of the album. In the six years since, Marshall has released the King Krule full length debut, 6 Feet Beneath The Moon, and a disjointed but expansive collection of singles, EPs and LPs under King Krule as well as the monikers DJ JD Sports and Edgar the Beatmaker. It may ultimately be a footnote in his prolific career, but the album's restrained, nuanced intelligence is a testament to Marshall's pure talent and compelling persona.Archy Marshall has crafted one heck of a creative resume in his 21 years starting with his first release in 2010, a track entitled “Out Getting Ribs” that was released under the Zoo Kid moniker. Still, A New Place 2 Drown is a noteworthy feat, an album that manages to both keep listeners at arm's length with its basement rap influence and slacker delivery, while also providing those who are new to Marshall with insight into his persona. The "Some men are dogs to be specific" premise on "Sex With Nobody" is intriguing, as are the pitch-shifted vocals, but it is hurt by a lack of urgency. There are times on the record where the ideas Marshall is grappling with are more engaging than the final product, but that may be by design. Elsewhere, the transformation on "Thames Water" is impressive as a technical feat, but not particularly easy to take in as a song. "Eyes Drift" has a satisfying, crunchy synth melody, but without discernible vocals it doesn't allow Marshall to do anything particularly exciting, and serves only as passable filler. The distinct voice of Marshall (also known as King Krule) and the fairly muted palate he's allowing himself to paint with, A New Place 2 Drown does start to drag towards the back end. "She's the type I carry by my side/Keeps me balanced, keeps her talons in my thigh/Reminds me of the damage of how I live my life/Keeps my salary damaged, hanging from the line/Her love's unlimited, she lays there playing Barry White," he croons on "Ammi Ammi." The drum programming on each track is intricate and impressive, perfectly complimenting his clean, spacey guitar work. Drown reaches its zenith fairly early, with the mesmerizing consecutive run of "Swell," "Arise Dear Brother," and "Ammi Ammi." The three tracks feature some of Marshall's sharpest songwriting, where the impressiveness of his lyricism is not undersold by his lackadaisical, baritone delivery.
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