aaamusic | On 12, Nov 2012

Deafkid start their single, Talk, with acoustic guitars that seem to set us up for a pretty conventional record. However, then in come the whispery and ghostly vocals and electronica. The percussion in parts of the song is rather nice but there were parts of the song that sounded like a computer having a heart attack. The lyrics mixed with the apathetic vocal performance give a robotic feel at times. I understand that they were probably going for a mixture of many different elements with the song. And while it is quite interesting, some of the elements don’t seem to mix very well. However, the song is effective in its creation of sad emotion and experimentation with the electronic elements. The guitar outro is the nicest part of the song, melancholy but dreamy.

★★★★★

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