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CMU Approved
Approved: Active Child – Playing House
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 8 June 2011
Apparently this is our first mention of Pat Grossi, aka Active Child, this year, which must mean he’s been pretty quiet for the last six months. I wonder what he’s been up to. Actually, I do know what he’s been up to, he’s just finished US tour with James Blake, and he’s been working on his much anticipated debut album, which is due for release through Vagrant in August. And the first track to emerge from that album, a collaboration with Tom Krell, better known as How To Dress Well, was premiered on Pitchfork yesterday.
All the elements of an Active Child track are there; the 80s-influenced electronica, Grossi’s trademark falsetto vocals and harp playing (although the later is not particularly prominent in this case). Krell then ads some R&B-esque warbling to take things off in a different direction. I’m not going to say something silly like “he’s the American James Blake”, but Grossi and Blake on tour together is a good match. Can we have that over here as well, please?
