One of the highlights of Brighton’s Great Escape festival back in May was the performance of XL Recording artist and Blog Sound of 2015 winner Låpsley. Having previously witnessed one of her early electronic sets at Glastonbury Festival the year before on the BBC Introducing Stage, which was to be honest a little bit ropey, the improvement nearly twelve months on was vast. In Brighton she was composed, soulful and the benefit of practice was clearly evident. It’s that composure in particular that shines through on new track Burn. This clearly isn’t a song that’s aiming for the pop charts, but a song that shows that Låpsley is in command of doing what she wants to do, irrespective of commercial potential or not. “You may be the one that I’ve chosen, it’s gonna burn if we get closer,” she sings in that confessional mellow tone she has before adding “I’m thinking about the long term, I’m thinking about the future.” It’s another strong argument for less is more – listen to the way the song swells gradually into something rather powerful and then with a single swipe cuts it all down again for a moment. Gorgeous.
Låpsley - Burn
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