Blog: Quit Mumbling

Lower Dens' first single off their upcoming Nootropics has been one of our favorite releases of the year so far , with its propellant, contagious drumbeat that is not a recommended listen on Los Angeles roads, as it practically begs for the release of bottled up energy. Unlike "Brains," its follow-up "Propagation" takes things in a more indulgently brooding direction, as it feels like the most dramatic, hypnotic "us against the world" slow dance you never had in high school, and you half expect Mazzy Star's "Fade Into You" to start up at its end. [...]