

The title cut opens with just the sort of heart-tugging string work that keeps us coming back to Polar before transitioning into the stripped-down digital pop the track's vocalist, Junior Boys' Jeremy Greenspan, has spent his career singing over. Strings play a bit less of a role on "Nocturne," where Polar trades vocals with Finland's Emilia Lagk over an arrangement drawing from the producer's spacier sonic proclivities. I have a feeling Polar tends to think bigger than singles, so while these tracks are of high quality, the format doesn't give him the opportunity to push his sound forward much. Rather than the next great iteration of Kelley Polar, we get meat-and-potatoes Polar, or perhaps granola bar Polar—something to stave off our hunger until his next, more ambitious project surfaces.
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Published /
Thu / 24 Nov 2011 -
Words /
Jordan Rothlein -
Tracklist /
01. I'm Not What You Want
02. Nocturne
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