New music from the distinct indie corner of organic production that is Willie Alex – Leave Me Or Love Me builds up a secure and recognisable sense of identity, with a selection of layers that feel like both an alternative electronic loop and a live indie rock performance.
On the one hand, a catchy indie hook – warped vocals and a snappy, satisfying melody that loops amidst this industrial indie backdrop. On the other hand, an indie rap verse section and that classic ‘outside the club’ vibe that is synonymous with Willie Alex production.
Then united with all of this, across a post-four-minute arrangement, Leave Me Or Love Me offers a snappy guitar-funk riff, vocal passion, anthemic energy, references to rock and roll and personal space, a complex, unclear lyrical journey, and a rise-and-fall chord pattern that’s almost like a sleepy siren in the distance.
Always delivering something unexpected but effective, Willie Alex crafts original indie rock and electronic or glitch-hop tracks from the ground up, and while his style has an essential twist of character at every step, you never can predict what any new release will sound like or explore. This one is mysterious but also simple in some ways, perhaps minimalist, and it’s an interesting take as ever.
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