‘Shut Us Down’ is an incredibly accomplished piece of work employing a mass of complementary contradictions to mesmerising effect. Today Freddie is streaming the second track from the EP 'The End', which twangs like Twin Peaks transported to suburban London – yet the hooks immediately exert a control over the subconscious. Programmed beats heighten the emotional intensity of his vocals which swell effortlessly from a sumptuous, soulful croon to a wounded howl.
Dickson brings a poetic presence to his songs that ensures his tales of faded romance are ingrained with a voyeuristic intimacy, whether that comes from blunt honesty (“I would find a way to never have to give you up”) or lyrical turns of phrase (“We had a fine opportunity to breathe-walk, sleep-talk and live in perfect unity”). Throughout, Dickson’s masculine fragility feels like a fresh counterpoint to Lana Del Rey’s cinematic seduction. The EP was produced by new London producer John Davies, who this is also the debut release for.
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