Blog: Latest Disgrace

On his self-titled sophomore EP, Bryan Taylor, alias Slowriter , managed to fuse billowing indie pop, programmed beats and quirky electronic flourishes in a manner that seemed effortless. The songs would just glide across your speakers — big, buoyant, ebullient things that left behind traces of ambient electronica floating amidst flashes of psychedelic folk. It was music both deliciously addictive and strikingly idiosyncratic — an unpretentious, unconfined record that unwound at its own pace and according to its own rules. Overlooked by some observers, however, was Taylor's less overt nods to hip hop and rap. Lurking in the shadows, [...]