After their massive success in the debut album, Settle, and with singles like “Latch” and “White Noise,” brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence collectively known as the famed Disclosure joined the ranks of EDM royalties and are one of the hottest artists to emerge in the summer of 2013. As such, it is only natural for them to release their sophomore album, which will finally happen just before the month of September ends. In their album entitled Caracal is the single called “Magnets,” in which they collaborated with another renowned artist, Lorde.
It could be said that Disclosure is loading up with superstars in their Caracal album. With Sam Smith, The Weekend, Miguel, and Gregory Porter among the list of artists the duo collaborated with, they certainly know how to build up the excitement and further dangle the proverbial carrot. To further prove the point, Lorde also joined the ranks and the collaboration is highly anticipated after their excellent mash up of “Royals” and “White Noise” in last year Brit Awards.
While we could all agree – after you hear their performance together, that is – that their previous unofficial team up in the Brit Awards is as soothing as it is energetic, their official collaboration in “Magnets,” is a completely different matter. With two blood moons looming in the background, a pool, and a city skyline to match complete with two roving helicopters, Lorde sings to us about the “point of no return.”
While there is some restraint evident in the sound and vocals, one thing to turn the tide in the single’s favor is the seamless melding of Lorde’s intimate vocals and the noticeably stripped vibe from Disclosure. There are still the synthesizers and the layered beats that the brothers became known for, yet they decidedly cut it down to form an underwhelming song about cheating and violence – talk about a sly wink on heavy subjects.
Nursing your favorite drink in the dead of the night, this could be the perfect song to go with the mood, a song achingly heavy as well as light.
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