Lanks – Hold Me Closer

Mar
04
posted by tommy

I’ve never written about Lanks (real name Will Cuming) for a variety of reasons. He’s only one EP deep so far so we’re not referring to a lifetime of omission, but nonetheless he’s been heavily present on quite a few Australian music blogs and websites these past few years. Present enough so as that he was unmissable in the world of the aus music blog, which at some subconscious level must have contributed to my failure to pen. The truth of it is that I was never so struck by his music that I couldn’t not write. His singles have been solid since ‘Rises And Falls’ dropped a year ago and even Beach Houses from a few months ago challenge my static hand. This newest single Hold Me Closer though, that’s the one that demanded attention. It’s Will’s best vocal performance and some of the most assured songwriting + structure he’s put on show so far. Here’s the thing though. It actually doesn’t matter a lick that Lanks never features on Sound Doctrine because the guy’s work ethic has driven him to the top regardless of the thirty six extra plays I could have offered him. Now for the song.

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  1. Stevo
    05/03/2015

    *misprint: 36 million

  2. HEATH
    12/03/2015

    I like this one