LICK Drops His Debut Album, “DARK VIBE ORDER”
Towards the top of 2018, Your EDM selected 40 rising artists to be on our “Artists To Watch” 2019 checklist. Whereas we’d like to put each artist on it, some simply barely missed the mark. One of many artists on our shortlist was LICK, whose debut album right this moment makes us surprise if we didn’t make a mistake not placing him on.
DARK VIBE ORDER is an 11-track journey by means of, nicely, darkish vibes. The booming bass and closely textured synths which have develop into a staple of midtempo music over the previous couple years are on full show right here, particularly on tracks like “DISAPPEAR” with Slowpalace & Sara Skinner and “NO WAY.”
After which there’s the melodic bass throwback on “RUNAWAY” with Tori Letzler that serves as roughly a climax of the album. By that time, as with many midtempo artists, you’ve heard numerous related sounds that are likely to put on you down. It’s in no way a deal breaker, however variety is a should, and evidently LICK has hit his stride with this album.
With the addition of a stripped down model of “RUNAWAY” and a cinematic edit of “DISAPPEAR,” the album rounds off on a extra experimental and creative word than simply ending abruptly. It’s nonetheless a bit odd, with solely 9 full tracks to incorporate these two on the finish, nevertheless it does supply a sense a closure.
General, LICK’s debut album isn’t excellent, nevertheless it gives the look that there’s a lot extra to come back from this rising star. We’re trying ahead to seeing the place he goes within the subsequent 12 months, two, or 5… Take heed to DARK VIBE ORDER under and right here.
