Some tracks come out of nowhere; Palmistry's new track, 'Night Truths', really does seem to have done so. He's been bubbling under the surface for a while now, making slightly obtuse, down-tempo electronica. This new track though is a bit of a year zero; he's deleted all his old tracks of his soundcloud and just left this in its place. As if a year or so of musical coming-of-age gets swept away when he finally works it out, like the kid who goes to university or moves to a new country and totally reinvents themselves.
'Night Truths', for the uninitiated, is what people mean when they
talk about post-dubstep. Maintaining the focus on the 2 Step beat
but without the brashness or aggression of dubstep, it's dubstep's
coming-down-hard post-club, sofa-and-duvet sonic brother. 'Night
Truths' is morose and mournful, with soft drum clicks and the
subtlest of bass wobbles, a hint of piano, sirens and overlaid with
Palmistry's vocals. On the surface it owes a lot to The XX, yet
without the restrained minimalism of the Putney three-piece.
Palmistry is instead all about overlapping ideas and sounds, 'Night
Truths' crams as much as possible into the track, as if emotional
uncertainty gives way to four or five musical ideas that then push
their way in.
Stick Palmistry in a big folder titled 'Ones To Watch For
2013'.
