Can the son of Kid Creole, Youngr change his sound in just a couple of months?
A YOUNG (parden the pun) poppy electronic artist with a flare for the vaguely optimistic – that’s the specs behind the multi-instrumentalist known as Youngr. The son of Kid Creole, and once half of brother duo Picture book, took his place as an independent musician way back in 2016, and has since released a string of broadly streamed tracks in 2018.
His latest track, Lost in translation, seems to show off all of the 29 Year old’s credentials, complete with a slightly ominous but summery sound. But what about his earlier catalogue of tracks?
A barrage of sparkling synths fuels the majority of the song that’s known simply as Drive. Modest and unpretentious drums beat their encouraging and club ready beats, paving the road for Youngr’s gentle vocal calls and encouraging lyrics to ride along. His light words depict a seemingly breezy story of courtship, via a summer’s drive, that eventually propels the track into a feeling of cheer with the repetition of the line “You and me should take a drive some time.”
Drive is only a few months younger than Lost in translation, and yet sounds more charming and hopeful. Youngr recruits skeletal instrumentation, choosing to subtly tiptoe into a state of glee with the understated glow of synth and gentle layers of euphoric vocals, instead of overdosing on complicated tectonic beats and ecstatic shuffling rhythms.