Luluc
Luluc are a tricky post that are making the cut by virtue of a technicality. Zoë Randell and Steve Hassett spend split their time between Melbourne and Brooklyn, the latter where this track and it’s containing album were recorded. Just for laughs they enlisted The National’s Bryce Dessner after they called their mate Darren to see if he could produce their record but Darren wasn’t free so Bryce came through as a last resort. Still, Bryce has done a pretty nice job of it, at least on this first track ‘Without A Face’. A game I’ve enjoyed playing while listening is called ‘Guess If It’s Zoë Or Steve Singing’. Usually I start the track thinking it’s clear cut Steve but by midway through I’m not so sure anymore. Shakers and fingerpicking and eventual strings that would drive home the sentiment if I knew exactly what the sentiment was, ‘Without A Face’ is going to burrow into the same heart-space you’ve had empty since you stopped listening to Iron & Wine. The duo make use of the bittersweet broad metaphor work that Andrew Bird so successfully trades in and I for one am impressed with the results. July 11 will see it out through Inertia and Mistletone in Australia where in the US it’ll be out through the little known Sub-Pop music company.
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This builds really nicely, & I feel like it has no sharp edges, in a good way.