South London’s Dexy has digitally released his latest single ‘Drop Your Hand’. Produced by Adrian Hall, it features contributions from Lecero’s Rick Steff and Fightmilk’s Lily Rae.
Ever so slightly withdrawn but still bristling with spritely pop-cum-psyche, it evokes memories of Elliott Smith’s ‘Angeles’ and ‘Somebody I Used Know’.
Tales of letting the past go often entail vitriol and angst. Dexy changes tact and, exquisitely dives into the minutiae of the journey. Detailing the clichés friends serve up as support ‘And everybody sings the same old songs’ will raise a wry smile. Dexy goes on to unveil the torment via his struggle to not be tainted:
“Getting older takes no effort at all,
But getting kinder?”
It is though, sonically where his storytelling excels itself. In particular, the moment he frees himself from the pain. Spiralling the vocals into the ether releases all the tension expertly. The ‘la la la’s’ fade the pain away to a carefree state of mind.
Dexy’s new album is due out early in 2021.