Review: Dearling Physique – Dead Eye Dealer

Dearling Physique’s Dead Eye Dealer brings an experimental new sound to the music industry. Domino Davis is the lead vocalist, and normally his soulful vocals wouldn’t work with this music, but in this case it fits like a charm.

Each track on the album flows unnoticeably into the next one with grace, making DED one big beautiful epic song and story that is sure to put each listener into a trance.

First the synths kick in, then the hypnotizing drum beat, and then comes Davis. His distorted spoken word poetry that comes in halfway through the opening track “Cant Say No” adds on perfectly to the song.

“Obsession Kills” is a standout track on the album because of the extremely distorted guitar solo in it. But “Monster” will also be a favorite because the feeling of extreme paranoia translates to the listener, almost giving the feeling of someone chasing you.

This music has the beautiful foreboding sounds of The Knife, which seems to be a huge influence especially made evident in “Sleep and the Heart.” The difference is instead of Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer’s low mesmerizing vocals of The Knife, we have Davis’ strong soulful vocals, which give the music it’s rare sound.

The last song on the LP is also their first single, “Discipline Your Hands.” This is the most danceable track on DED, but it still holds that beautiful sensation that the rest of the album has.

The distortion in the instruments on this effort is what really gives it its own unique sound. At times it almost sounds like the glitch music sub-genre of electronica made famous by the artist Dntel. All of the small imperfections is what makes Dead Eye Dealer so deliciously perfect.

Conclusion: Flawed Perfection.

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