Primal Heart

Pop · 2018 · 12 tracks

Primal Heart

Sleek, percussive art pop that trades maximalist whimsy for industrial-edged R&B. A high-definition exploration of human fragility and grit.

It's like if a soul singer got trapped inside a high-end computer and decided to fight her way out.

A high-stakes balance of industrial grit and soulful vulnerability that feels both futuristic and deeply grounded.

Primal Heart · vs · Kimbra

Defiant+2.0σ

Defiant saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

01

The Good War

3:39

02

Top of the World

3:26

03

Everybody Knows

3:45

04

Like They Do on the TV

4:20

05

Recovery

3:20

06

Human

3:58

07

Lightyears

3:32

08

Black Sky

3:52

09

Past Love

3:36

10

Right Direction

4:46

11

Version of Me

3:57

12

Real Life

2:22

Moments Worth Waiting For

The aggressive, tribal-inflected percussion of Top of the World that feels like a war cry

The way the production strips back to a haunting, skeletal frame on Version of Me

The soaring, violet-hued synth pads that open up the chorus of Lightyears

The glitchy, rhythmic vocal chopping that serves as a secondary instrument on Human

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