Just before they go on tour with Holy Other, London duo Mount Kimbie will release their new album. Cold Spring Fault Less Youth is out May 28 via Warp.
British electronic duo Mount Kimbie is one of the few acts in the thriving electronic genre that have begun to churn out lush productions through a combination of conventional live instruments and field recordings. Their Warp Records debut Cold Spring Fault Less Youth features guest vocals from fellow British upstart King Krule, combining Krule’s darker, brooding aesthetic with Kimbie’s tight production.
You Took Your Time, one of two collaborations with King Krule, starts as low-slung electronic hip-hop, but takes a sharp left turn into Clash-like blues-punk crooning. Break Well carries hints of Tame Impala’s exquisitely faded surf pop, while the fantastic Made To Stray reconfigures minimal techno as horn-laced, lo-fi electro-pop.