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Sprawler Fu
Overflow
British / Dutch pop artist Sprawler Fu is producing some extremely compelling and original music lately. The latest single “Overflow” is utterly bewitching.
Layers of backing vocals support Sprawler Fu’s delectable melody throughout. The vocals are, as always, majestically arranged and beautifully delivered.
But what stands out more and more with these tracks is how precise and effective the production is. The little flourishes that carry us from one section to the next, the scaling up of the vocal background as we advance through the song, the sultry bass line in the verses, the shimmering trance of the choruses.
This is top-tier stuff, and combined with the artist’s breathtaking visual sensibility and penchant for creating compelling videos with a minimal budget, it all speaks of an artist who is destined to break through the noise, sooner or later. We recommend you all jump on the bandwagon now.
Sprawler Fu
Fēn Shēn
The record only gathers speed after the starting block. The second track “Overflow” was previously reviewed on this site, and is the first song that made us really sit up and take notice. The chorus is absolutely masterful - calling to mind that brief shining moment in pop music when it seemed like there was space for someone who wasn’t just aesthetically, but also musically, outside of the typical box.
The first time I heard this song I remember immediately being transported back to 1997 and hearing “Mummer’s Dance” by Loreena McKinnitt on the radio. That initial reaction of “how did this get through the gatekeepers?” followed quickly by unrestrained glee that it had. Nowadays, you can be a huge star with a wild, transgressive visual style, but there’s little pop music being pushed forward that’s this thoughtful and this focused on speaking to something deeper than your desire to sweat it out in the clubs.
Fēn Shēn means “to divide the body” or “to have a duplicate of one’s self” - a characteristically artistic way for Sprawler Fu to present her debut full-length album.
In that spirit, the opening track “Doppelganger” sets the stage for ten tracks of personal revelation and exploration, on an album that Sprawler describes as “the album I always wanted to make”.
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