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Currently works as just Priest
If you’re a fan of 80s style synth-pop, you’ll want to get your ears around x PRIEST x’s “Samurai.” A collaborative effort between vocalist Madeline Priest and producers Dave Kazyk and Chandler Strang (of Saskatchewan fame – an indie act out of Florida well worth a listen), x PRIEST x takes the lo-fi goodness of Grimes and blends it with the cold synths of Zola Jesus, resulting in the spectacular “Samurai.”
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There’s a methodic symmetry to “Samurai’s” pulsating synth and slinky Phoenix-like bass line, with Priest’s innocent vocals bringing the lo-fi production together. While it might be a brave call, I haven’t head a pop tune this catchy since Grime’s “Oblivion,” and I hope this is the start of a promising career for xPRIESTx.
- http://www.indieshuffle.com/xpriestx-samurai/
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.