The new EP from Los Angeles-based project LANNDS, If The Door Closes immerses with its lushly absorbing sound — atmospheric and melodically heady with a blend of electronica, trip-hop, and art-pop. Amongst its highlights, second single “Hold My Place” struts an absorbing late-night immersion, traversing from questioning vocal precision — “does it haunt you?” — into multi-layered vocal emotion and spine-tingling synth effervescence; the vocal harmonies and dreamy synths fully enthrall in the track’s midpoint, especially.
The equally captivating “If the Door Closes,” representing the EP’s third single, moves from tranquil ambience into a peppier rhythmic backing. Cut-up vocal feelings and serene piano captivate throughout, arising into a soulful expressiveness that intertwines with heightened, electronic vocal effects. The act again thoroughly impresses with “If the Door Closes,” which was “written in the desert and inspired by open landscapes.”
Stream this excellent EP in full:
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These and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
