I don't often get to write about people younger than myself. When someone noteworthy pops up, however, it becomes all the more enjoyable. Right now, that somebody happens to be Gerry Read. The 19-year old has released a bunch of EPs on Fourth Wave, yet I somehow managed to miss that until All By Myself landed in my inbox. Needless to say, this release made me curious to find out what I had been missing out on.
Turns out, Read is pretty darn excellent. There is a cheeky jazz sample, a droning layer of hi-hats, and a serious undercurrent of Chicago house running through the A-side. 'All By Myself' works exactly because it mixes the most likely ingredients in a surprisingly compelling cocktail. You either just entered Chicago's edgiest jazz club or its grittiest house joint - Read isn't going to answer that for you.
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