Riffed

Sometimes when we're unable to find a new single worthy of our Single Of The Week title we retrace our steps and re-discover a single that made our ears melt from a time ago. That is why 'Dripping Down' by the Mercury Prize Award nominated artist East India Youth is our Single Of The Week for this week. 

Released back in December of last year prior to the release of the synth-pop fuelled MacBook mastered debut album 'Total Strife Forever' that earned William Doyle more than a few plaudits, 'Dripping Down' was hotly tipped. I remember first discovering East India Youth when downloading 'Dripping Down' during its spell as iTunes' Single Of The Week and I've loved it ever since. It's 4 minutes and 16 seconds of pure synth-pop that builds majestically throughout with an ever increasing in magnitude drum beat as well as mechanically engineered stargazing effects before climaxing into a slow and chilled out finish that lets you reflect on the brilliance you've just had the pleasure of listening to. Still to this day 'Dripping Down' is as brilliant as it were upon the first listen.

RIFFED's Rating: 8/10 

Listen to 'Dripping Down' and watch the official video via Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeMmpfZhNoc

Written by Charlie Ireland. 

RIFFED x