Introducing CANT – Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear’s solo project

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‘Answer’, the first track from Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear’s solo project CANT is a slow-burner. In that regard, it’s like the Twin Shadow album he produced last year and as it happens, it’s not a million miles from that hazy song-led electronica. The reason? George Lewis Jr. of Twin Shadow helped Taylor out on his own CANT record so there are many similarities. Taylor’s album Dreams Come True is less poppy and more hazy but it works for him.

Its sound is not easy to define but it does take in percussive experimental pop with a Phil Collins vocal style (opening track ‘Too Late Too Far’), synth-pop, laid back funk (‘The Edge’), a lo-fi lullaby (‘She Found A Way Out’), skewed piano ballads and even a NIN-style industrial number (the title track).

‘Answer’ is the album’s most electronic number and its most experimental pop track:

CANT – Answer

Here’s the most recent track: ‘Believe’:
CANT – Believe (taken from Dreams Come True – Terrible Records / Warp Records) by Warp Records

‘Dreams Come True’ will be released on Terrible Records/Warp Records in the UK/EU and Terrible Records in North Americaon September 9th in Ireland (12th – UK /13th – US.).

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CANT European Tour Dates

09/11 – Magnet – Berlin, Germany
10/11 – Indra – Hamburg, Germany
12/11 – Nouveau Casino – Paris, France
14/11 – Cargo – London
15/11 – Bitterzoet – Amsterdam, Netherlands
16/11 – Gebaude 9 – Koln, Germany


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