
It's hard to call Matthew Dear a "pop" artist, even when it's more or less clear that that's what he's peddling. Really, the slow-burning "Soil to Seed" has enough minimalism that it could just seem like a particularly upbeat track from his Audion project; it's chiefly set apart from that by Dear's vocals, which sound more than a little like Buffalo Bill. Maybe Dear will make all of the clearer on his upcoming Black City release, due out Aug. 17 on Ghostly International.
Listen to "Soil to Seed" here.