SOMEWHERE ELSE

Impose Premiere of Enlist - ...different facets of noise and structured arrangements that ebb and flow brilliantly and make for a fresh experience on every listen. Resident Advisor Stream of Enlist - You could never quite call Noah Anthony's music hi-def, but this delectable slice of post-punk pop comes close. Warzawa Streams Enlist - ...mixes noise, industrial and new wave synth pop.??About Somewhere Else Noah Anthony and Elaine Kahn walk the line between dark pop and noise on the new Profligate LP, Somewhere Else. In doing so they weave minimal beats, synthesizer, electric bass, hushed vocals and sheets of droning noise into something larger than the sum of its parts. First single Enlist acts as the album's centrifuge - a flashing synth and electric bass drive the track directly into a thrilling accelerando where the instruments swirl madly. This track is the peak of the albums fevered middle third which pushes the more meditative songs to Somewhere Else's bookends which are more languid. The glacial title track achieves grandness by pairing hyper-detailed and minimal instrumentation and gorgeous vocals by Anthony and Kahn framed with an arrangement that allows a spacious build. Black Plate is the dark pop moment here featuring airy lead vocals from Kahn above a stately beat all leading toward the refrain, Touch what's sweet like / There is no one home. Anthony's live bass is in full force on this track with jazzy figures that respond to Kahn's careful phrasing - if you've seen Profligate in the last year you know the bass is the secret weapon. These are just three tracks on this diverse collection that nonetheless feels like a cohesive song cycle.??Something Else deftly balances seeming opposites - chaos and composition, melody and noise, programmed and live instrumentation, all with a distinctly human touch. Mastered by Carl Saff. About Profligate??About Profligate Noah Anthony's music ranges from heavily rhythmic electronics to tightly composed songs. In 2013 Profligate released the Videotape 12 (Not Not Fun) and full length Come Follow Me (More). The Red Rope EP (DKA) and full length Finding the Floor (Not Not Fun) followed in 2014. Profligate has toured the U.S. and Europe receiving acclaim for recordings and visceral live performances. Over the Summer of 2016 Profligate began operating as a duo featuring L.A. poet/musician Elaine Kahn on additional vocals and instrumentation. The Somewhere Else LP features tracks they worked on together as well as solo work from Anthony.??Tracklist:?1. Somewhere Else 8:07?2. A Circle Of 5:55?3. Enlist 4:59?4. Lose A Little 5:16?5. Black Plate 4:15?6. Jet Black (King Of The World) 5:48?7. Needle In Your Lip 4:31