It’s the mark of an exceptionally talented musician, much less an electronic based one, to be able to instantly transport you to far off places. San Fransciso’s Yalls happens to be such a musician as his latest single “DC” from the upcoming debut full length United demonstrates. “DC” is all fair weather chill, smooth and lush but not without a telltale gaze into its production – a breath of forward motion not only shakes “DC” free from its carefree luxuriation but through sending it barreling forward from it sun-soaked reverie exposes, for the better, the various nuts and bolts of Dan Casey’s operation. It’s not a jarring glance but one that clearly establishes Casey’s full control of what happens here – the illusion of an infinite lounge pop gem broken opens “DC” is a whole plethora of options as Casey isn’t afraid to tinker with the track’s building blocks, warping and bending his vocals as well as other previously occuring bits while also managing to maintain the track’s clean-cut cool.
Yalls’ first full length United is out May 6th on Gold Robot Records on clear vinyl and is available for pre-order here.
