A little while back I had feelings for a song by Yujen. It was called Heirloom. It was a staggered little number with chimes, an attractive round bass sound that was graceful in its simplicity and on the back of that good’n they’ve offered up another. I’ll just come out and say it: the part that’s going to be the headline for Yujen over the next few weeks is the guest Chetvox. The beardy-boy wonder Chet Faker is on this and feel for Yujen in that their (they’re a three-piece) reasonably long awaited resurgence is going to be veiled by bigboys vocals. Sadly, the beat end won’t even be the byline. Story two is that Chet just started his own label with Jack Vanzet (aka Thrupence) under the name Detail Co. This new Yujen jam will spearhead things. I know I’m perpetuating the media misdirection by talking about the wrong aspects of this release but I’M GETTING TO IT, give me a sec.
As for the actual song itself (See? It was literally one sentence away), it’s strong. I made much of Chets vocals but the guy has a way about him that’s crazy charming. Sophisticated in delivery and though we’ve never really seen his range challenged, his tone is nothing if not saccharine smoothe. The beat is swollen with bass and not the kind that kicks in and out but one that remains a constant, padding the whale sounds and snare snaps. It’s warm and it’s easy but it doesn’t smack me with an irrefutable hook or particularly modern beat end so while the listening is sweet that’s as far as I’ll go. Really promising, but then so was the last. Let’s see what’s next.
Tommy Faith (via Sound Doctrine)
