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< Renfro
Mathematics
words by Sam Walton
‘Mathematics’ is another bedroom folktronica record with equally large debts to the ethereal end of Four Tet’s trademark beautiful-glitches. But just when you think you’ve heard it all before, Renfro add a disastrous point of difference in the form of a male singer who would be considered soulful on the X-Factor and schmaltzy and incredibly naff everywhere else. While the backing tracks of elegantly compiled clicks and buzzes hint at something interesting anything remotely listenable is ruined by the saccharine, witless vocals.
3/10 in stores June 16
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