Then he bursts out. Miles Romans-Hopcraft alias Wu-Lu shouts “South” several times in the chorus of the song of the same name, which, like many others on his debut album, breathes grime, dub and punk at the same time. A mixture of desperation, anger and love lies in the voice. London is currently experiencing its umpteenth pop spring – and Wu-Lu also comes from the circle of new musicians* who think differently about guitar music.
The twelve tracks on LOGGERHEAD are sometimes loud and intrusive 90’s skate punk numbers, sometimes they are dubby bass and grime experiments. On “Facts” a break trembles through the four minutes, while in the shuffling “Scrambled Tricks” the guitars in the background repeatedly underline the lyrics as distorted highlighters, which are sometimes more, sometimes less immersed in fog and reverberation. “Slightly” also stands for every The Roots record with its relaxed drum beat. 20 years ago records like this could have been in danger of falling into the crossover trap, today Wu-Lu work in all genres with an effortless matter-of-factness.
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