NARCISUUS IN RETROGRADE

Barcode: 804297713717 Avalon Emerson™s latest EP, Narcissus In Retrograde, explores four different styles that shape her distinct voice as a producer and songwriter, from symphonic showstoppers to broken acid. Opener šNatural Impasseš ferries massive melodic themes through a network of emotive capillaries that™s underpinned by charging drums, while šDystopian Daddyš dons a theatrical flare with costume-changing arpeggiators and digital brass beef that command attention like a stage-hogging space alien diva lip-syncing for new wig money. The B-side takes a more menacing turn with šWhy Does It Hurtš, the outright techno achievement of the record, and the snarling closer šGroundwaterš. Ethereal vocals on the former punctuate kicks and growls that sound like they were pulled from a pedal monster™s electric guitar, and on šGroundwaterš, a crucible of fucked breaks and acid cut a ravine through a bed of off-staccato hats and a sample swamp. 01 Natural Impasse 02 Dystopian Daddy 03 Why Does It Hurt 04 Groundwater