MUSIC

Vestibule

Arthur Loves Plastic

Vestibule ranges from the skittering alien fairground music of Wanna Find Love to the throbbing and warped drive of Left Behind and moves between the claustrophobic intensity of Up and the more ambient tones of Emptiness.

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FEELING ALIVE 2:52

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DREAMING OF YOU 2:38

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LOOKAWAY 3:18

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WANNA FIND LOVE 3:10

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LEFT BEHIND 2:01

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UP 2:36

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AT THE END 2:20

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EMPTINESS 3:04

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OWNLIFE

Arthur Loves Plastic

OWNLIFE, the new tour-de-force from Arthur Loves Plastic, opens sounding like Montana-flavored The Chemical Brothers on antibiotics, drawing influences from Kraftwerk and Avicii, with a knowing nod to (the criminally underrated) Brian Wilson. OWNLIFE is the singer-songwriter-rock-ers’ attempt at bucolic, lovelorn, dreamlike dabbling EDM.

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Last Gasp of the Dinosaurs 3:23

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Music Brings Me Joy 3:04

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Swipe 2:56

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You Don't Care 3:19

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Finally Free 3:32

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Freedom Feels Yellow Mix 2:44

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Bump

Arthur Loves Plastic

Bump is the outsider-soul-ers’ attempt at vertiginous, minimalist, unsettling orchestrated folktronica. “Chemistry” echoes strains of an Erasure-esque pocket, with a penchant for Wagnerian bleep arrangement and chorused vocal vibe, while the harder-edged “Luckiest People” phones it in, reminiscent of Yo La Tengo on blotter acid. However, Arthur

Bump is the outsider-soul-ers’ attempt at vertiginous, minimalist, unsettling orchestrated folktronica. “Chemistry” echoes strains of an Erasure-esque pocket, with a penchant for Wagnerian bleep arrangement and chorused vocal vibe, while the harder-edged “Luckiest People” phones it in, reminiscent of Yo La Tengo on blotter acid. However, Arthur Loves Plastic returns to form with “Do Your Job”. But such lack of design has its own charm. The result? effervescent, DIY, twee slow-gaze.