Clifford transcends genre with the ease, skill, and swagger of a seasoned veteran. Switching from disco to rock to funk and back again before ascending to the heavens with the luxuriously decadent heights of the soulful vocals of a dagger-sharp chorus.
As the disorted fuzz peels back just enough to reveal the melodic meloncholy underneath ‘Petals‘ prickles the listener’s ear with the tender tickle of it’ s hopeful heart. The opening progression growls with a distorted rebel decibel dance that reminds of Coldplay‘s ‘Parachutes’ or Snow Patrol‘s ‘Songs For Polar Bears’. The exact progression bringing to …
CARR effortlessly navigates the cool and collected detachment of the track’s tender moments back into the feral fire of the ferocious middle finger flipped in its passionate chorus. ‘How To Lose A Friend In 10 Days’ is the carcass of an unhealthy relationship split chin to crotch on a morgue table, sinew still flailing from jolts of electricity.
