UÈLE LAMORE
LOOM XXIM
Carefully calibrated genre-dodging from Franco-American polymath
8/10
This pithy debut from the London Contemporary Orchestra’s associate conductor conjures up a singular world, drifting mysteriously but seamlessly between glittering, ethereal opener “Intro” to closer “Warm Blood”’s dreampop. “The Dark” mixes rich Cocteau Twins atmospherics with woozy synthpop and “Currents” is like Air attempting Kraftwerk, while “Gene Pool” calls dramatically upon Lamore’s classical leanings and there’s a soulful twist to “Pollen”. Most striking is “The First Tree”, with guest hip-hopper Gracy Hopkins growling rhymes over an orchestrated trip-hop groove.