Release Date: 24th November 2023
BELLA1539V
140g Black Vinyl
"This Regal/Petralli two-hander came together during lockdown when Regal moved to Austin, TX to regroup after the dissolution of his band and long-term relationship. Counterintuitively, the results are funky, warm and full of juice, even as the tracklisting boasts downbeat titles such as Dislocation (“no cause for celebrating victory”) and Blood (“smoke myself to sleep”). Over 10 tunes, Regal and Petralli fashion taut, soulful pop nuggets out of jazz fusion licks, a sound not a million miles from Tame Impala meeting Thundercat, but gnarlier and different at every turn. Tivoli’s verses are as smooth as butter, pondering betrayal, but the song’s chorus is the record’s big rock guitar moment, complete with anthemic “oh, oh, ohs”."