The Singles Jukebox

We still like the percussion, at least…

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Iain Mew: The material isn’t quite as compelling as “LM3ALLEM,” but it provides a couple of interesting switch-ups, between the sonar ping instrumental section and later calling out into the wind. More importantly, even when not delivering everything with an audible grin, Lamjarred still strongly comes across as likeable and engaging.
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Will Adams: A sumptuous arrangement of muted electric bass, gilded vocal and string solos threaded like silk, unfortunately marred by a harsh trance synth interrupting the proceedings.
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Brad Shoup: Lamjarred gets very very coy, enlists backing vocals to posit his traipsing as prudence. It’s all in the rhythm section: the rooting bass, the strutting percussion.
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Katherine St Asaph: Rather like a boy band track — a good one — posted to YouTube with the backing instrumental adjusted juuuuuuuuuuuust off-beat. Perhaps it coalesces for my colleagues here, but not yet for me.
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Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa: A thicker, more defined percussion would’ve enhanced that beautiful walking bassline, but it would take away from the track’s chanson quality. Lamjarred’s vocal feels like a beautiful contemplation, somewhere between Souad Massi and Dominique A. 
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Ryo Miyauchi: The refrain in the verses rings charmingly thanks to a call-and-response-like feel between the two voices, and the mellow shuffle of a beat swings equally endearing. Only if all the passion he’s pouring through his voice during the string intermission could’ve went to the chorus. Some of the anticipation disappointingly fizzes, though he still carries along with spirit.
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