Outlaw Cartier sweeps you off your feet with unique, immersive post-punk, alt rock debut, ‘lil runaway’!
Imagine you’re driving to nowhere down a dark, desolate highway with just your thoughts and a soundtrack to boot. This is the kind of song that was playing at that moment.
Think Post Malone’s moody, mumble vocals paired with the groovy, bluesy alt-rock arrangements of The Xx! That’s the sweet spot that Philadelphia’s very own Outlaw Cartier hits with his new, original blend of dark, driving basslines, melodic alt-rock riffs, nonchalant vocals and heartbreak lyrics.
‘lil runaway’ opens onto moody basslines that hypnotize immediately. The emotional tone is intense and unstable. Distant echoing vocals sound out as the opus builds in layers of darkly melodic guitar lines. It’s when that drum beat launches to life that we feel a definite sense of forward momentum, lauched into the opening verse.
The vocals are distant and echoing yet quiver with unresolved emotion. His words express a palpable tension and heaviness, an emotional attempt to break free. To escape crushing pain. Using every method at his disposal to get as far away from the object of his pain and suffering. Yet, the further and faster he drives away, the more he’s unable to forget or forgive. It’s this constant friction that forms the emotional core of Outlaw’s sound here.
Establishing itself in groovy looping arrangements, the track settles into its hypnotizing groove all through its 3 min. runtime. It’s a truly impressive release from this upcoming alt-rock artist that makes us want to hear a lot more from Outlaw Cartier.
