"A lover reveals himself by sharing what he loves. When Cate Le Bon's 2013 ballad "Are You with Me Now?" began to play, I was as gratified as if I'd written the song myself. The track, breathy and earnest, is a particular favorite of mine, a tune that's at once yearning and reassuring, perfect for a show about the comfort of old-fashioned romance."
"That work marked a decisive shift in musicianship and tone-Le Bon began deploying a deeper, almost spoken register as a singer, while allowing her instrumentation to rely more heavily on eerie, synthesized sounds. Her next album, "Pompeii," from 2022, saw this experiment continue: the vocals are kind of languid, less likely to strain high than to slide down the scale, only to have the singer hold a note for a few uneasy seconds."
An American transplant in London discovers Cate Le Bon's 2013 ballad "Are You with Me Now?" on a partner's playlist, a breathy, earnest tune both yearning and reassuring. Cate Le Bon, born Cate Timothy, has released half a dozen solo albums over sixteen years and two collaborative records as DRINKS with Tim Presley. Early work emphasizes strummed guitar and strained soprano with candid sentiment. The 2019 record "Reward" shifted her sound toward a deeper, near-spoken vocal register and eerie synthesized instrumentation. The 2022 album "Pompeii" continued that experiment with languid vocals and unsettling sustained notes. "Michelangelo Dying" became a summer obsession.
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