With Dirty Tricks, the fourth release from London-based Dissolved Girl, the band chartered new cinematic indietronica territory by carving out a darkly meditative edge that sets it apart from their previous work.
Opening with the evocative toll of a church bell, the track unfurls into a misty, textural soundscape where trip-hop undertones intertwine with seductively measured vocals. As trippy effects cascade around poetic lyricism, the band’s sonic complexity effortlessly lures you into its gravitational pull.
Dissolved Girl’s devotion to raw emotion and sophistication is palpable in every aspect of Dirty Tricks. The juxtaposition of serene delivery with scornful, imagery-rich intensity underscores their ethos that ferocity doesn’t need to be loud to leave its mark.
Produced by Dani Castelar—whose previous credits include two No. 1 albums with Paolo Nutini—and mastered by Matt Colton (Arctic Monkeys, Michael Kiwanuka, Royal Blood), the single showcases their unflinching dedication to being purveyors of beguiling stylised alchemy which is as resonant as it is refined.
Dirty Tricks dropped on December 20; stream it on Spotify now.
Review by Amelia Vandergast
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