The Look vinyl

Luckyme finally deliver Jacques Greene's debut EP on vinyl after pressing issues, and it's quite the looker, with artwork done in part by the mysterious Montreal wonderkid really impressing in full twelve inch glory! Greene is not shy in wearing his unabashed love of R&B on his sleeve, but this EP's roots are firmly in houseU deep Chicago hooks, acid synths and post-garage beats all abound here. Title tune "The Look" is the glossiest of this set - chopping and subtly pitch-shifting vocal lines into something truly anthemic, while basslines and synths pop and gurgle over a clap-based drum track. "Good Morning" goes deep into Detroitisms, fully loaded with tweaked enveloping pads, jacked-up beats and just the right amount of piano. On a future-funky tip, "Holdin' On" layers snapping percussion and garage-patterned beats on top of subtle vocal chops and more epic pads, while the slower "Tell Me" sports a hypnotic arpeggio that'll burrow its way into your cerebellum after just a few minutes listening.