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If some is good, more is better. That seems like a bizarre tenet from which to operate in an era of uncertainty and self-consciousness. But synthpop is fast becoming the last refuge of the conspicuous consumer — a genre where excess isn’t just rewarded, it’s an organizing methodology. It is within that world that Brooklyn-via-South-Africa musician Jean-Philip Grobler returns with his second LP as St. Lucia: Matter, an exploration of the limits of decadence in what might be the last days of over-indulgent pop.
Grobler has gained moderate renown for his weightless synth arrangements, the kind of music colored exclusively in shades of turquoise. St. Lucia proved an apt moniker for early singles like “All Eyes on You”, in which swirling synths spun in eddies of big drums and memorable hooks. It was beach music for the city, like a four-minute-long Corona commercial. Neon Gold, the label that broke Passion Pit and Ellie Goulding, signed Grobler and released his first EP and LP, the latter under a relationship with Columbia Records. Passion Pit in particular hangs gargantuan over St. Lucia, and in fact the entire discourse of synthpop in the past decade.
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TRACK LISTING:
We Got It Wrong
The Old House Is Gone
All Eyes On You
Before The Dive
Paper Heart
Closer Than This
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