Coyote / Go With The Tide / Is It Balearic? – By Adam Turner

Wonderful words by the ever erudite Adam Turner. At the start of October Coyote released their latest album, “Go With The Tide”. It’s a 7-track dive into the familiar, dubby,, cosmic Balearica that they’re known for, but once again the duo come up with some tunes that really know how to stick themselves to you… and again demonstrate that with Coyote repeated plays are everything: what might at first sound simple often has many layers and details that only reveal themselves gradually. “Palo Santo” opens the album, a warm, fat bassline prodding away, while pipes and a swirl of FX evoke summer melodies. A chanted vocal appears, and things snap into focus a little, but it’s all still very blurry and hinted at. The memory of a feeling. “Meow Meow” throbs and burps, with another cut up vocal fragment and a gorgeous, gossamer synth part that comes and goes. Various elements – synths, keys, chirrups – fade in and out, all the while the bass and percussion easing things along. The title track…

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