Matthew Dear Gives Away Another Track, Releases Promo Video, New Album Out August 17

Just a couple of weeks ago, Matthew Dear dropped his details for his new album Black City and gave us the teaser track "I Can't Feel" to boot. (Read and listen here.) Ramping up the hype, he tweaks us with another free tune and floats out what is best described as a "promotional video" for the new LP. From the quality of the early showings, the hype is warranted.

First, the video: It feels like a movie preview, setting the fan up for something epic. With a black and white template and Art Deco lettering, the album seems to be inspire a moody film noir in a retro yet timeless setting. The new song "Soil to Seed" has a midnight bass and hand clap that slinks and struts through the alley on the way to some late evening adventure. Dear's detached chant is mechanized sex appeal, enticing all comers with his ode to his seemingly dirty little interests. The only disappointment is that the track ends abruptly. Before you can look up, the excellent groove is over way too soon at 2:28. Was this a true teaser by only offering half a song? Hopefully, or I will have to go to Hype Machine and track down the extended and interpretive remixes.

Download "Soil to Seed" here.

Pre-Order Matthew Dear - Black City here.

Matthew Dear - Soil To Seed