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Release Date
15 June 2015
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Length
13 tracks
The transatlantic duo AM & Shawn Lee journey forward via the past on their new album Outlines, digging heavily into their personal collections of obscure soul, sound Library and Soundtracks for inspiration and re-imagining them through a pop lens. Sonically Outlines tips it's hat to other synthesized soul productions such as the The System or The Blackbyrds.
The first single "Persuasion" sets up the album perfectly with a revolving, atmospheric synth pattern suddenly interrupted by a deep funk groove peppered with staccato vocal stylings. "Cold Tears", a heartbreaking tale of a friend's false imprisonment, flows over galloping funk and sinister synths. "Again and Again", perhaps the epitome of sparse groove, is a perfect mid-tempo cruiser and a clear nod to AM's past tour mates AIR, while "Nightshine" delivers demented aerobic pop…picture Olivia Newton John's "Physical" set to a John Carpenter film.
Minimalist, future soul re-worked for today, but never forgetting what came before. Above all the music just soars. …Like hang gliding into a summer sunset.
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