Helado Negro - Double Youth '2014

Tracks list

Tracklist
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01. Are I Here
02. I Krill You
03. Its Our Game
04. Myself On 2 U
05. Friendly Arguments
06. Triangulate
07. Ojos Que No Ven
08. Queriendo
09. Invisible Heartbeat
10. That Shit Makes Me Sad


The dreamy soundworlds Roberto Carlos Lange created on Awe Owe and Invisible
Life were steeped in a nostalgic haze that, in theory, seems like a perfect fit
for Double Youth, which was inspired by a long-lost poster he discovered while
cleaning out a closet in his childhood home. While Langes fondness for gauzy
sounds is definitely on display on his fourth album, it also features some of
his most direct and funky songs yet. He conveys Double Youths childlike essence
with bouncy melodies and rhythms, like the hopscotching beat on Its Our Game and
the playful swing of Ojos Que No Ven, both of which embody youth rather than
looking back on it longingly. Throughout the album, Lange moves between past and
present - Myself on 2 U and That Shit Makes Me Sad have a distinctly grown-up
perspective - and Spanish and English with a seamlessness thats all the more
impressive for how effortless it sounds. Friendly Arguments and Queriendo give
the drifting feel of Helado Negros earlier work a more purposeful pulse, but
Double Youths standouts are remarkably streamlined. I Krill You gets listeners
attention with its echoing beats, heavy bass, and brassy coda; Triangulates
wavering bassline nods in dubsteps general direction in a way thats more
spellbinding than heavy-handed; and Invisible Heartbeat sets soulful harmonies
afloat a rolling rhythm section. If this is the direction Lange takes on future
Helado Negro albums, its an exciting development indeed. ~ Heather Phares

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