Blog: Stereogum

When Jessica sat down with Thao Nguyen for a Progress Report , we were told to expect songs about a real-life breakup on Thao With The Get Down Stay Down's third album Know Better, Learn Faster . (Note the celebratory heartbreak piñata on the cover.) As far as the sounds, Jessica noted: While the new record isn't exactly cathartic, it's got a stronger rhythmic drive--songs use stomping and clapping, and a new edge to Nguyen's smokey voice, to convey what she calls, "an undercurrent of frenzied helplessness." It's the perfect description for this barreling [...]

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