Warpaint’s self-titled second album trades urgency for atmosphere, moving with an unhurried, dreamlike pulse. In an interview with The Fader, the band reflected on their debut The Fool as having so much to say that it felt a bit chaotic. Not so here. The 2014 version of Warpaint is more subtle and more seductive, shaped by their desire for a spacious, sexier record where “things aren’t being spoon-fed to you.” Guitars weave in and out of shadowy rhythms, basslines roll low and steady, and the vocals drift just above the mix, more texture than focal point. They’ve achieved the sound and space they set out to create, and it has me hooked.
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