DEAN BLUNT -BLOW

Dean Blunt turns art pop on its head on this release. Whereas most art pop is maximalist, uses strange instrument sounds/textures, is heavily reliant on composition, and has "higher" lyrical material, Dean does all the opposite on this release. There's lots of minimalism in the art direction of this album, Dean uses much more traditional instrument sounds than on much of his other music, many of the songs are based heavily on samples and others lean more heavily on repetitive grooves and drum machines, and he writes some urban, melancholic, yet accessible lyrics that aren't very abstract. The album goes through a few different sounds and yet it all feels cohesive. One of Dean's finer albums.