You know you are in slightly left field territory when an artist claims influences that include Kendrick Lamar, John Lennon, 2 Chainz and early William Shakespeare. It says more about me, but I have literally zero concept of the chronology of the bard’s output. I suspect Shakespeare’s influence is somewhat of a wind-up, but I am clearly in no position to argue. There is a certain swagger here, and I appreciate it.
What I _do_ know is that Nobody Like Me is the kind of record that pinballs around the inside of my brain in a way that I’m not entirely in control of, pushing buttons and hitting sensory triggers I didn’t realise were there. I’ve mentioned before that I’m a bit over the prevalence of processed vocals, but here they are applied in a way that works — they add a sense of movement and speed to the performance that emphasises Confetti’s energy. The sound deployed here is the vocal equivalent of the Doppler effect.
When I actually stop to disassemble it in my mind the melody and instrumentation on Nobody Like Me are surprisingly laid back, yet taken as a whole it feels like a dizzying ride in the stream of someone else’s endorphins. It’s the embodiment of one of those moments where you get to enjoy and value yourself in the way that is easy to lose sight of. It’s distilled self-love, and I’m into it.
Confetti are an anonymous duo, claiming to be elephants from the internet who previously made music with humans in LA and Nashville. Who knows, but check out Nobody Like Me below, and look out for their new debut LP The Circus: Act I, out now.