Fresh Linen

This isn’t just music to listen to in a a smoky room, either. Fresh Linen treat their voices as instruments, bouncing off each other, doing complex overlays, and playing with the soundscape as they groove on through it. Then to switch things up they use a Halloween-like piano line to tie together fro grow, an epic ode to their hair.

From high-level trash talk to The Take Over, which brings the smooth and smokey 70s vibe to modern times with some sleazy sawtooths in the background. It runs on, perhaps, a tad too long, but they sing it with real soul.

While their particular style takes a moment to get used to, there’s a lot in Fresh Linen for a lot of people to enjoy. With sharp production, two great performers, clever lyrics, and a range of influences over the last 40 years across R&B, hiphop, and electronica, they’ve got a lot of appeal.

They’re currently unsigned, but hopefully not for long. With polish, they could be big.

The Take Over is one of Fresh Linen's more introspective records to date. This breakthrough song was written by the Indiana duo as an ode to family lost and present as well as their clear intentions to rise in the music stratosphere. The repetitious hook doesn't lack. Although fueled with deep subject matter, the record remains melodic and easy to vibe to in its entirety. "A lot of feeling went into the recording of that joint" says Shaun Linen. It was written in the wake of Fresh's fathers passing. "It was a trying time, but I conjured up enough spirit to keep going. A lot of soul goes into this" says Fresh.

Reverbnation

• Prev
• Next