Kele – First Impressions
Kele – First Impressions (2015)
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First Impressions has an almost jazzy feel; Coasting rattles along to muffled drums. “We made sure to keep the higher frequencies out of the record,” says Kele. “With Bloc Party it was all about treble, sounds being piercing and penetrating, and I didn’t want that kind of experience – I wanted a sound that enveloped, rather than assaulted the listener.”
The title Trick is American slang for a one-night stand. “When I was living in New York, lots of my friends would refer to people they’d slept with as tricks. I’d never really heard that expression before. It stuck with me, this idea of deception that you were complicit in, knowing that an experience you were having wasn’t going to go any further but you were invested in it.”
Kele’s voice, meanwhile, has never sounded more flexible, supple and seductive. “I was backing away from some of the vocalizations that I’d been associated with in the past,” says Kele. “I wanted something that felt more tender and intimate. You have to keep finding something new in yourself every time you make a record. Not everyone does, but I do.”
