I Tell You Me
Carrier, 2023
9/10
The singer-songwriter Annika Socolofsky and the -Nois Saxophone Quartet celebrate queer joy and defiance with these 6 diverse songs that welcome plenty of guests to the avant and unpredictable climate.
The moody and atmospheric “Sugar And Spice” opens the listen with Socolofsky’s expressive and engaging voice alongside a haze of mystery, and “What Are Little Girls Made Of?” follows with poetic singing alongside ambience from the gentle brass that’s uniquely dreamy.
The middle tracks belong to the bare and melodic “They Tell Us We”, which builds into a mesmerizing demeanor, and Phong Tran’s Chemical X Remix of “Sugar And Spice”, which balances both calm and firm gestures with plenty of synthetic sounds. The final piece, No Plexus’ Transcendence Remix of “They Tell Us We”, expands off the original with a club ready energy that’s suited for the dance floor.
A listen that challenges gender roles and relishes in queer empowerment, the feminist rage present is articulate and presented from a very artistic stand point that’s musically unclassifiable but no less enjoyable.
Travels well with: Wet Ink Ensemble- Missing Scenes; Loadbang- Quiver