Built On Glass
2014 Future Classic / Opulent for the World excluding North America 2014 Downtown Records for North America www.chetfaker.com www.futureclassic.com.au www.downtownrecords.com
Since his cover of "No Diggity" and 2012's Thinking In Textures, Chet Faker has been the Australian poster boy for the nebulous intersection of R&B and soul-influenced electronic music. This is his first full-length.
Chet Faker’s debut album, Built On Glass, starts with some lounge-level organ, lightly touched, as if it’s preparing for Michael McDonald to walk in, but the sound is quickly usurped by an electronic rush and Faker’s voice, which carefully skirts cheesiness and real soul. “Release Your Problems” is probably the wrong…
Despite having the kind of voice that would make your mother weak at the knees, Chet Faker also has a strong left-field sensibility to his work.
Album review: Chet Faker - Built On Glass. A decent debut LP from an intriguing Australian artist...