Profligate - Too Numb to Know '2020

Tracks list

Too Numb to Know showcases Profligate continuing to shirk the heavy electronics
of his early years for razor sharp pop. On 2018s Somewhere Else, Noah Anthony
delivered catchy nuggets while adding live instrumentations, reinvigorating his
songwriting and sonic palette. This new song-driven approach gained praise from
Resident Advisor, Pitchfork and The Wire, exposing Profligate to new listeners.
Anthony worked on Too Numb To Know while living on both coasts of the United
States, but eventually completed the album in Cleveland, Ohio, where he
currently resides. Anthony recorded demos in Philadelphia and in Los Angeles,
which was a creatively-challenging, emotionally-depleting city for him - after
losing the computer holding original recordings of TNTK to a thief, he took a
friends suggestion and moved to Cleveland where he finished the album, and added
contributions from allies like Matchess, Lazy Magnet, Gel Set, Missions, and
others. TNTK is about growth, reflection and change. Lead single Hang Up urges
the artists younger self to trust his instincts during chaos. Its message pairs
with bright keyboards, a pulsing beat, and soft, alluring vocals - on the
chorus, he croons Nothing you create but love penetrates. Its an urgent, driving
pop song that fuses electronics with rock instrumentation like the best of
Alternative radio. A Little Rain and My Days feature evocative melodic and
textural beauty. The latters hopeful and assuring chorus is unexpected and
welcome. Softer moments like these are interspersed throughout TNTK in between
kinetic numbers like No Clear Way and We Can Punish, or A Stranger reminiscent
of his noisier, beat-oriented years. This varied approach and attention to
detail is garnish to an already tight song cycle.

Tracklisting:
01. Profligate - Mask (5:14)
02. Profligate - Hang Up (4:30)
03. Profligate - Tula (3:11)
04. Profligate - A Little Rain (4:22)
05. Profligate - No Clear Way (4:18)
06. Profligate - We Can Punish (3:45)
07. Profligate - Drink a Spider (4:57)
08. Profligate - Just a Few Things Wrong (3:17)
09. Profligate - My Days (3:58)
10. Profligate - A Stranger (5:18)

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