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Within the first 20 seconds of <\/span>New Kingdom<\/a><\/span><\/i>, GIVERS\u2019 sophomore album, and first in 4 years, they progress from a blossoming anthem-synth blueprint to a budding comedown scaffolded by a petite drum-machine. They didn’t want to overwhelm anybody — a task they excel at, for better or worse. <\/span><\/p>\n GIVERS are a bit of a Meandering Marvin: they endeavor to do a lot, but it\u2019s not always done in the most successful way. \u201cRemember<\/a>\u201d sounds like something suburban kids would bop around to in a Chapelle\u2019s Show skit, but the Fisher Price organ of the intro doesn\u2019t synergize with the echoing drum fills and somber synths of the chorus, although both aesthetics are independently intriguing. The bridge\u2019s foggy distortion and pleading vocals are then interrupted by the same tacky (but enjoyable) aesthetic, awkwardly fusing what\u2019s two patently separate song ideas. <\/span><\/p>\n Their quirks often make GIVERS\u2019 tracks more interesting, however. The noticeably extended synths in \u201cGrowls\u201d shift tonalities in a way that separates GIVERS from their pop purist contemporaries. The subverted synth solo during the crashing symbols of \u201cBlinking\u201d and its final chorus add a trinket of charm to <\/span>New Kingdom.<\/span><\/i> Even the guitar\u2019s delayed chord descension tastefully sprinkled in \u201cRecord High, Record Low<\/a>\u201d reminds us that it\u2019s a GIVERS album. GIVERS never futility Vice Grips a single sonic element; \u00a0their optimal sound can be quite evasive. <\/span><\/p>\n As the female half of GIVERS\u2019 male\/female vocal duo (Taylor Guarisco being the male half), Tiffany Lamson provides the wandering band with their most uniquely satisfying element. Guarisco\u2019s vocals feel more prominently featured, but that\u2019s likely because Lamson\u2019s soulful voice is solid enough to warrant being the foundation upon which <\/span>New Kingdom <\/span><\/i>is constructed. Her vocal personality makes \u201cBermuda\u201d and the illusorily industrial \u201cMother of Love<\/a>\u201d two of <\/span>New Kingdom\u2019s <\/span><\/i>premiere tracks. <\/span><\/p>\n When The Weeknd released \u201cCan\u2019t Feel My Face,\u201d the collective masses thought \u201cSo I guess he can do this now.\u201d He essentially solidified his versatility as an artist and his longevity through commercial appeal. GIVERS frequently fringe on \u201cCan\u2019t Feel My Face\u201d songs – songs that successfully stick due to their approachability – but their often endearing idiosyncraticies hedge them just outside of that lucrative top-200 inner-circle.<\/span><\/p>\n Recommended If You Like: Local Natives, a not deeply saddened Florence and the Machine,\u00a0\u00a0Electric Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n Recommended Tracks: Bermuda (Track 02), Mother of Love (Track 05), Record High, Record Low (Track 08)<\/strong><\/p>\n Do Not Play: Shaky But True (Track 10)<\/strong><\/p>\n Written By Logan Gossett 11\/23\/15<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" GIVERS successfully gives a lot, but I would’ve been happy with even less.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6418,"featured_media":39672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182,4,3235,3230],"tags":[3973,3406,3974],"class_list":["post-39671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hip-hopelectronic-rotation","category-music","category-music-reviews","category-new-music-rotation","tag-givers","tag-logan-gossett","tag-new-kingdom"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/GIVERS-New-Kingdom.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6418"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}