Bravery

VINYL FORMAT. On the heels of his great debut album Love Is a Liability, Falty DL (aka New York's Drew Lustman) weighs in with this incredible new release. Bravery contrasts quite dramatically, working at different tempos, but still impresses with combinations of melodic synths, glitzy garage samples, and complex programmed beats and effects. "Made Me Feel So Right" opens with a brash, repetitive garage vocal echoing over delicate, plaintive synths and string instrumentation. Next up, "Mother Beam" delivers hiccupped vocals, big bass, jazzy chords, and layered, hip-hop-tempo drums. By "Tronman," things become much more abstract: melodies hang mid-air while drums form patterns underneath, making the track feel weightless. Just as the listener begins to feel lost in space, the music picks up with the chicken-scratch guitar and dubbed-out vocals of "Pressure" - a complex, up-tempo workout. The album finishes with the acid and Rhodes of "Discant," which layers sassy disco orchestration into the mix to dizzying effect.