Saturday Slips From Queer Electro-Pop Heat Into TV Priest’s Abrasive Return
Tsatsamis brings the pulse with “Recreational,” while TV Priest barrels in with “The Mud Never Dries.” One turns queer longing into glossy, body-moving electro-pop; the other twists post-punk, drum-and-bass textures, electronic samples and spoken-word tension into something intentionally unruly.
Two tracks. Two discoveries. One daily detour.
Come Thru Vocals is INYIM’s long-running daily music discovery series spotlighting voices and songs worth hearing. Selections may also move into Musique Dig’s Weekly Playlist and rotation on INYIM Radio.
Tsatsamis
Tune: “Recreational”
WHY IT CAUGHT OUR EAR
“Recreational” locks onto a pulsing electronic beat and lets the tension between desire and escape do the rest. Tsatsamis has talked about loving the songwriting and vocal energy of ’80s and ’90s pop while chasing the sharp brightness of modern electronic music, and you can hear that push-pull all over this one.
TV Priest
Tune: “The Mud Never Dries”
WHY IT CAUGHT OUR EAR
TV Priest call “The Mud Never Dries” the most abrasive thing they’ve made, and that description fits. Bass, post-punk pressure, drum-and-bass movement, electronic data samples and Charlie Drinkwater’s spoken-word delivery keep shoving the song out of one shape and into another, while the lyric circles the uneasy idea that history never really leaves us.
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