Big Black Coat

Electronic · 2016 · 11 tracks · 49m

Big Black Coat

Sleek, industrial-edged synth-pop that feels like a cold winter night in a rust-belt city. Precise techno rhythms meet intimate, breathy blue-eyed soul vocals.

It's the perfect soundtrack for a cold night when you want to dance but also kind of want to disappear.

A restless, nocturnal energy that masks a deep, wintery loneliness with precise electronic pulses.

Big Black Coat · vs · Junior Boys

Love Lost+0.9σ

The writing leans a touch further into love lost than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 49m

01

You Say That

4:56

02

Over It

3:45

03

C’Mon Baby

4:49

04

Baby Give Up on It

4:16

05

M & P

4:20

06

No One’s Business

2:41

07

What You Won’t Do for Love

5:03

08

And It’s Forever

5:35

09

Baby Don’t Hurt Me

2:00

10

Love Is a Fire

5:10

11

Big Black Coat

7:12

Moments Worth Waiting For

The title track's seven-minute slow burn where the techno pulse gradually consumes the vocal melody.

The unexpected warmth of the Bobby Caldwell cover, 'What You Won’t Do for Love', filtered through icy synths.

The way the percussion on 'You Say That' mimics the frantic, nervous energy of a late-night argument.

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