This is an ambitious, confident, and beautiful album from one of the best producers on the scene. \u00a0Dan Snaith settled into the electronic and dance music scene with his previous two albums, Swim <\/i>and Andorra.<\/i> \u00a0Before that, Snaith spent time exploring almost every genre thinkable. \u00a0Our Love<\/i> is the result of a synthesis of his entire career, combining elements of orchestral, instrumental, and dance music into a sweeping, mature, and incredibly well produced inspection of love and relationships. \u00a0This is an extremely personal album, introspective, intimate, intriguing, and joyful. \u00a0Our Love <\/i>encompasses the incredible highs and the devastating lows of the entanglement of two lives authentically and entirely.<\/p>\n
The constantly changing and evolving nature of these relationships is reflected in this album\u2019s, and by extension, Snaith\u2019s relationship with dance music. \u00a0Our Love<\/i> could be generally described as dance music, but that label isn\u2019t quite right for what it really is. \u00a0Snaith has a wealth of experience in the field, and it really shows here. \u00a0He is able to warp and manipulate his ethereal, largely digital soundscapes in a way that makes you want to dance and then makes you think about why<\/i> you are dancing after you settle in. \u00a0\u201cCan\u2019t Do Without You\u201d and \u201cBack Home\u201d are great examples of this. \u201cJulia Brightly\u201d and \u201cMars\u201d bring some more conventional dance tracks, although they\u2019re still weird and quirky in their own right.<\/p>\n
The title track brings everything together. \u00a0It starts off with a looping \u201cOur Love\u201d over simple bass and kicks. \u00a0It builds slowly and becomes more complex, incorporating new rhythmic features and melodies. \u00a0It soon breaks into a deep and pounding bassline, complex, depressed, and intense. \u00a0This builds into beautiful, sweeping synths and the return of syncopated beats that bring life back into the track, finally climaxing in a combination of everything that came before. \u00a0The song finally dies out with a return of the \u201cOur Love\u201d loop over the pounding bass. \u00a0If a song could encompass a lifelong relationship in 5 minutes, this would be the song.<\/p>\n
Snaith\u2019s wealth of collaborators and mentors allows him to take an artistic idea and really run with it. \u00a0Owen Pallett\u2019s arrangements create wondrous backdrops for Snaith\u2019s unique production style. \u00a0Jessy Lanza\u2019s swirling vocals on \u201cSecond Chance\u201d give a fresh and different insight into the theme of the album.<\/p>\n
The best thing about this album is how varied it is. \u00a0Every track brings something different and new while still being done to an extremely high standard. \u00a0I was never bored while listening to this album. \u00a0Not only did it keep my attention, but it spoke deeply, personally, and truthfully about its central theme: \u00a0The nature of loving relationships that last a lifetime.<\/p>\n
Recommended if you like: Bibio, Chaim, Aphex Twin, Lapalux, and Purity Ring<\/p>\n
Recommended tracks: “Our Love,”\u00a0“Can’t Do Without You,” “Back Home,” and “Second Chance”<\/p>\n
Reviewed by Addison McDaniel on October 16, 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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