say lou lou // fool of me (ft. chet faker)

The smeared pastels of sadness lay ‘gainst mine ear like wilted weeping flowers…

Allow me to introduce your ears to the the Australian/Swedish twins (Miranda and Elektra Kilbey) duo Say Lou Lou. Recently the ladies released their Julian EP single: a-side Julian & the b-side Fool Of Me Ft. Chet Faker via their newly minted label à Deux.

While the former track Julian is good enough, it is the b-side track Fool Of Me Ft. Chet Faker which demands your attention. Fool Of Me is Absinthe garnished with a muddled heart, and served with the shaky hand of an unkind fate. The instrumentation is misleading too, while managing to be both bouyant and somber conjointly, with scant striations of ambient noise like a faulty pulse heralding love’s end. This song is clearly Morse Code shedding it’s S.O.S. within trails of tear stain. And then there’s Chet Faker threading his gaunt vocals with masculine discontent, and reckless honesty, “I’ve been told, I am cold, been known to sting. Forgive me I have sinned.  See the eyes burn too, I’m a brute shooting from the hip straight into your heart…it’s ok they’re be plenty more.” What a fils de bast!

The rumor mill is working overtime, projecting an LP from Say Lou Lou sometime this summer. My finger bones are crossed, are yours? Also, I’ve included last year’s video for the track Maybe You from their EP courtesy of Kitsuné Records. Peace.


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