Palm - Nicks And Grazes (Dutch Orange Vinyl)

Palm - Nicks And Grazes (Dutch Orange Vinyl)To confuse parts for the whole is inevitable with Palm. On their latest effort, Nicks and Grazes, Palm embrace discordance to dazzling effect. We wanted to reconcile two potentially opposing aesthetics, Kasra Kurt of the band says. To capture the spontaneous, free energy of our live shows while integrating elements from the traditionally gridded palette of electronic music. In order to avoid what Kurt refers to as Palm goes electro, the musicians

as equally so are the lighter side of UK first-wave New Wave and the Dunedin sound

Dehd) and mastered at Chicago Mastering by Greg Obis (Ne-Hi

Adrianne Lenker (Big Thief) on vocals

and one of the few internationally active DJs who dares to make music that has relevance beyond the dance floor

this remarkable record reconfigures and stretches the ideas and ambition of a rock band

an unflinching eleven-song quest through snarling static and shattering beats that somehow culminates in the brightest pop song of Low’s career

refracted through megaphone echo: “Return the book of knowledge / Return the marble index / File under "Paradox" / The forest is a college

They eventually cultivated the project in 2020 across six months of remote sessions (living in South Carolina and Oregon respectively)

while Fair was instantly taken with the singer’s magnetic stage presence and harsh

Since this album's first reissue in 2012

their unique blend earned them heaps of praise

smeared out vocals and endlessly textured instrumentation