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Cold Blood
R&B / Soul · 2018

Cold Blood

Bruno Major

A masterclass in skeletal R&B, where shimmering Rhodes chords and stacked falsetto harmonies explore the chilling stillness of emotional detachment.

April 6, 2018 · July Records

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Cold Blood is a masterclass in the 'less is more' philosophy of modern soul. It sounds like the blue hour of a sleepless night, where the world is quiet enough to hear your own thoughts echoing. The core of the track is a warm, slightly warbling Rhodes piano that provides a soft bed for Bruno Major's pristine falsetto. It is a song that feels both incredibly intimate and strangely distant, perfectly mirroring its lyrical theme of emotional numbness.

Moments Worth Listening For
The way the backing vocals bloom into a lush, choral wall during the cold blood refrain
The subtle, syncopated bass line that anchors the ethereal Rhodes chords
The transition into the final bridge where the instrumentation strips back to almost nothing, highlighting the vulnerability of the lead vocal
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Cold Blood sound next to the rest of Bruno Major's catalogue?

Keys/Synth+2.6σ

The instrumentation foregrounds keys/synth far more than the catalogue usually does.

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