JUDE. turned some heads a couple of months ago with their hit single, "Crystals", and ever since, they've been floating near the surface of the indie music world's attention, just waiting to break through. Well, fast-forward a bit, and now they've got a new track to their name, "Can't Breathe", that just might be as big (or bigger) than "Crystals" itself. The vocals on the track are as light and airy as ever, and the stripped-back production work compliments the songwriting and structure perfectly. The song has a lot of similarities to the the kinds of beat-driven pop that's coming out of New Zealand right now, but instead of focusing on the harder-edged synth lines to cover the top end of the sound spectrum, they've opted instead to go for a very anthemic sound with a lot of textural synths. The track specifically opens up with a beautiful set of notes that echo off in the distance (almost if you're hearing them being played at the top of some windswept peak), and from there, things only get better. The duo isn't too worried about wowing you with complexity, but what they are focused on is making the most with what sounds they do have, and when you hear their work, it'll be clear that they've put a lot of time and effort into the details. Grab this one if you're a fan of BROODS, but have already played Evergreen too many times to count (and, of course, if you're simply a fan of JUDE.'s own promising sound). The two are going to go very far if they keep up this kind of work, and if you give it a chance, you may just find them as your new favorite act. Keep attention toward their upcoming EP, The Bedroom, then, and lose yourself in their first single from it which we've here highlighted below.
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