Rennen
On his second album, producer Christopher Taylor reflects on the whirlwind that followed the release of his well-received first. The result is a lush collection of far-reaching R&B and Taylor’s most personal work to date. Opener “Hard Liquor” chronicles the beginnings of a wild romance. “This whole record was like a lesson for me to just be like, ‘You know what? If you like it, just do it,” he told Beats 1’s Zane Lowe. “Don\'t try and hide anything or think too hard about it. If it feels right, just do it.’”
As a soundtrack to a new era where we’re all through the looking glass, old certainties bonfired and every phone alert quickening the pulse, SOHN's Rennen hits the right tone.
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Sohn's sophomore record may as well be titled 2016: The Album, in that it balances global anxiety with everyday hopes and fears.
Rennen is more thought-provoking than its predecessor Tremors, but it's still unmistakably the work of Christopher Taylor, aka SOHN.
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