Woman
Rhye\'s music is so Sade-like and heavy with musical instruments that it might seem odd to label it electronic. Yet it shares the chillwave DNA of The xx, Inc., and even Toro y Moi. *Woman* is an appropriately earthly title for this silky-smooth debut, perfect for a laidback late-night lounge set. “The Fall” layers murmuring piano phrases with a woozy, danceable mélange of brass and synthetic strings. Meanwhile, violins and cascading harps introduce the finger-snapping swing of \"Open.\" Michael Milosh\'s falsetto vocals are androgynous and pitch-perfect.
Rhye is the project of singer/producer Mike Milosh and producer Robin Hannibal. Together, they make ethereal R&B focusing on world-tilting romantic experience, with gorgeous minimal production that leaves little space between the listener and the songs.
The duo's debut album is replete with soulful harmonies and low-key grooves that caress like sheets of silk against smooth skin.
Woman exudes all the mystery and sex appeal that’s surrounded Rhye’s ambiguous Internet presence.
Songs to lose yourself in: a paradise of loveliness created using saxophones, clicking beats and languid basslines, writes <strong>Dave Simpson</strong>