Balancing a pop/slap bass line with a broken angular guitar riff Free Refills’ “Grounded” sounds anything but. It has a frantic spirit with a herky jerky rhythm that seems perfect for a song about someone who is maybe a little rough around the edges herself but who isn’t dealing so philosophically with being rejected by someone she’s into. The stuttering keyboard sound and the No Wave funk rhythmic structure is reminiscent of the borderline collapsing yet charming sound of early The Rapture and the more hectic end of Parquet Courts or Erase Errata with a vocalist who sounds very together but depicting a head space that isn’t yet there is an element of swagger that makes the song a bit of a benevolent diss track. Listen to “Grounded” on Spotify and follow Free Refills at the links provided.
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