"Verses GT isn't just an album, it seems, but an immersive audiovisual experience (live shows, music videos, light displays-"an all encompassing banner for a new collaborative world," trumpets their Bandcamp) painstakingly crafted across a bevy of glamorous metropolises in hot pursuit of that elusive little thing called vibe. It's a risky proposition: A concept like this can feel a little overwrought, a little too "creative"-as-noun, a little for sale, Wales Bonner Sambas, never worn."
"But Aubin-Dionne and Chung are gifted producers with extensive histories of creating banger after banger, and it's no surprise that the music ultimately speaks for itself, album rollout be damned. As solo artists, Jacques Greene and Nosaj Thing have spanned their own respectively wide sonic ranges: the former often flipping '90s R&B samples into glimmering, levitate-off-the-dancefloor tracks, the latter incorporating features from indie stalwarts like Julianna Barwick and Panda Bear into unusually sensuous, synthy mixdowns and producing for Chance the Rapper and Blonde Redhead."
"Verses GT focuses their chameleonic, collaborative impulses, utilizing guest features and the duo's signature R&B influences to gratifyingly moody effect."
Jacques Greene and Nosaj Thing formed Verses GT as a duo that centers trust and collaboration. The project operates as an immersive audiovisual experience with live shows, music videos, and light displays crafted across glamorous cities. The music compresses their shared aesthetics, layering UKG-esque breakbeats over a relatively subdued palette of synths that throb with a mixture of anxiety and hope. Guest features and R&B influences emphasize chameleonic, collaborative impulses and create a gratifyingly moody tone. The concept risks feeling overwrought at times, but the duo's production strength ensures the music remains compelling and introspective.
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