“too close” - alex clare

i heard this song on a bing commercial. i kind of hate bing, but i kind of like this song.

i am not sure about it, though. i genuinely like it, but there’s something keeping me back, however, and i cannot figure out what this reservation is.

he’s basically dubstep with soul. as i type that description, i feel more than a little trite. but in fact, it’s considerably new and untouched niche.

within the dubstep and soul niches that usually operate independent of each other, exists alex clare - effectively mixing the two in a way that is almost too good. maybe i’m just trying to not get my hopes up too much before he crosses into the mainstream waters that is dubstep on college campuses everywhere. oh, did i mention he’s being produced by diplo? (that’s a plus in my book)

alex clare’s new slogan should be “so good, it’s slightly off-putting”