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Deadpan Love
R&B / Soul · 2021 · 14 tracks · 33m

Deadpan Love

Cautious Clay

Woodwind-heavy R&B that prioritizes emotional restraint and jazz-inflected textures. A masterclass in quiet, urban introspection and late-night soul.

June 25, 2021 · Not On Label (Cautious Clay Self-released)

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A sophisticated blend of urban isolation and warm, woodwind-infused intimacy.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 33m
01
High Risk Travel
1:55
02
Shook
2:30
03
Karma & Friends
2:45
04
Strange Love
3:20
05
Box of Bones
2:15
06
Agreeable
2:15
07
Dying in the Subtlety
2:19
08
Why Is Your Clay So Cautious?
0:24
09
Artificial Irrelevance
2:07
10
Whoa
3:00
11
Wildfire
2:32
12
Spinner
2:02
13
Roots
2:52
14
Bump Stock
2:51
Moments Worth Listening For
The breathy flute solo that snakes through the middle of 'Strange Love' providing a jazz-inflected counterpoint to the beat.
The sudden shift into a guitar-driven indie rock bridge during 'Dying in the Subtlety' that breaks the R&B mold.
The way the dry, close-mic vocals on 'Agreeable' make it feel like he is whispering directly into your ear.
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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 Deadpan Love sound next to the rest of Cautious Clay's catalogue?

Dry Intimate+1.2σ

The production is pushed notably harder into dry intimate than this artist usually allows.

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