“Slow Slow Slow” marks James Tabbi’s first solo release, introducing his forthcoming debut album A Temporary Resident after years as the lead singer of The Heroic Enthusiasts. Co-produced with Ben Hillier, the single examines the moment when resistance to an emotional pull gives way to surrender.
An impactful intertwining of synth elements opens the track, with both pulsing bass entrancement and whirring, spacey electronics melding beautifully. Tabbi’s delivery follows with enjoyable yearning, letting out “I want to know you, I want you to know me too” with debonair captivation. The desires to “feel you” and for “you to feel it too” continue that drive for reciprocation, while the ensuing sequence finds an uptick in expressive intensity and twangy guitar dramatics. Tabbi’s lead tone here reminds stirringly of Dave Gahan, emitting a darkly consuming character as the instrumentation shifts between sparser synth-pop and expanded vigor.
A haunting title-referencing phrase emerges just prior to the two-minute mark, which envelops in its addition of post-punk guitar jangling alongside the buzzy electronic resonance. The “slow slow” harmonic element feels suggestive of a desire to fight an ongoing emotion, though ultimately giving into its embrace. The beckoning to go “slow as we can go” is punctuated by the buzzing synth ardor alongside the more starry-eyed electronic backings, resulting in a production that excels in both its melodic hooks and structural momentum. “Slow Slow Slow” is a stirring output from James Tabbi.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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