While I’m still curating a score/soundtrack version of The List, I decided to go ahead and share an edition with artists I’ve never covered before. It can get synthy and… French Inhaler — “TV LOVE” This song caught my attention for a few reasons. Notably the Chicago-based band sounds like New Order, but in a way that isn’t all pastiche or cliché. Drummer Zane Chao in particular has the kinetic abilities of Stephen Morris. But don’t discount Adam O’Leary’s driving, sinewy bass and singer-synthesist Ashvin Prakash’s deftness at tapping into the minimalistic beauty of synths for full emotional impact. (Also, Prakash’s vocals have a captivating character to them that echoes judiciously over the instrumentation.) The arrangement has the barely-held-together quality of early New Order, providing a sense of suspense to underscore the sweetness and memorable hooks that carry us through the entire operation. It’s lovely when real humans make real music, isn’t it? The song is out now via Toe…
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