The sardonically magnetic singer-songwriter, Luke the Hater, sat down at a piano because it blazes within the official music video for ‘Coming Spherical‘, taking part in by means of the hearth that smokes his method by means of his world and colors it into a gray haze. With Beatles-esque choral harmonies breaking the clouds within the choruses between the lamenting prose within the verses and hints of Noah and the Whale right here and there—particularly when the feminine harmonies weave their method into the folksy, indie vignette of pessimism—there’s no escaping the enchantment of Luke the Hater, who, regardless of his moniker and his manner because the ennui man of indie folks, has a coronary heart of melancholic gold.
Coming Spherical takes on life’s absurdities, neuroses, and flatlining hope with an trustworthy gaze and among the most nonchalantly poetic phrasing you’ll hear within the indie circuit this yr. The vocal preparations swing from acerbic to angelic in a heartbeat, all of the whereas, Luke’s ever-growing band of misfits, locals, and loyalists convey euphony to the chaos.
Shaped from the sonic fallout of Ventnor—a chemical spill from Steephill that washed up and stayed bizarre—Luke the Hater has taken his former antics in Fats Earthers and reworked them into one thing laced with extra brass, extra bleakness, and much more brutal self-reflection. The debut could also be uncooked, however it’s so keenly conscious of its personal dishevelment, it charms with the authenticity of a regret-soaked voicemail at 3am.
Coming Spherical is now accessible to stream on all main platforms. For the complete expertise, stream the official music video on YouTube.
Evaluation by Amelia Vandergast.
