Matthew Dear‘s seminal album ‘Black City‘ receives a special transparent silver vinyl repress courtesy of American label Ghostly International, marking the 15 Year Anniversary of the long player.
Released in 2010, nearly a decade into his craft, ‘Black City‘ was a watershed moment for Matthew Dear – who also produces as Audion, Jabberjaw and False. A steely noir album that straddled electronic dance and indie rock classification, earning him Best New Music from Pitchfork and a worldwide tour with a besuited band, the album unlocked Dear’s darkest and most engrossing ideas to date.
Creeping disco tempos, cavernous atmospherics, and strange distortions brought his signature avant-pop sound to a moodier place. Black City wasn’t to be found on any map. It was a composite, an imaginary metropolis peopled by desperate cases, lovelorn souls, and amoral motives, with flashes of sweetness and hope. Recommended if you’re into Death In Vegas, Caribou, Massive Attack, LCD Soundsystem.
‘Black City’ (15 Year Transparent Silver Vinyl) is scheduled for release 22 November via Ghostly International. Buy a vinyl copy from Inverted Audio Record Store.
TRACKLIST
A1. Honey
A2. I Can’t Feel
A3. Little People (Black City)
A4. Slowdance
A5. Soil To Seed
B1. You Put A Smell On Me
B2. Shortwave
B3. Monkey
B4. More Surgery
B5. Gem