Care
Tom Krell fully embraces pop on his fourth LP. Featuring co-production from Dre Skull, Jack Antonoff, and more, *Care* wraps the singer/songwriter’s voice in a disarming blend of lush electronics (see: the gumdrop melodies of “What’s Up”) and acoustic warmth (see: the nourishing guitar solo of “Lost You / Lost Youth”) that manages to be dreamy and direct all at once.
Tom Krell teams with collaborators like Jack Antonoff and dancehall producer Dre Skull on his most polished album yet. But it turns out the professional sheen doesn't suit him.
His three studio albums preceding his new album, Care, were brilliant in their own right, but they feel like they were just laying the ground that Care now dances on.
Free-spirited it might be, but Tom Krell's music is neither one thing nor the other on 'Care'.
On Care, How to Dress Well's Tom Krell continues to bring his songs out of the mist, a process he began on Total Loss.
Combine How To Dress Well's fearlessness in the face of feelings with a die-hard belief in the cathartic power of music, and you have Care.
Tom Krell has spent his entire career singing about togetherness while consciously putting distance between himself and listeners. Though th...