After a couple of EPs and singles, Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio returns to his solo dance project Baio for a full album entitled The Names due out on September 18th on Glassnote.
‘Brainwash Yyrr Face’ alternates between delicate Baio-sung verses and sped up vocal hooks. The song is reminscent of a Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs track.
The song is on Spotify.
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The record takes it title from Don Delillo’s 1982 novel. Of the album, Baio said, “The Names is a record that has reverberated through my mind for much of the last five years. Its themes began to take shape when I moved from New York to London in 2013.”
Tracklisting
- Brainwash yyrr Face
- The Names
- Sister of Pearl
- I Was Born in a Marathon
- Needs
- All the Idiots
- Matter
- Endless Rhythm
- Scarlett
Photo by Katelyn Scarlett Doyle
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