In a moment well worth the wait, Delta Underground, the surprise and much-anticipated project featuring Tokyo Police Club’s Greg Alsop and the genre-defying Mike Scala, has finally arrived. Their first single, “Where The Wild Things Are,” is less a song than a cinematic part, shadow and shine, tension and release.
The song opens with a ghostly soundscape that almost challenges you to enter its space. Pulsing synths and a deliberate feel set the tone for Delta Underground, like fog slowly approaching a decrepit forest. But just when you believe you’ve floated into something wholly dark, a wave of euphoria rushes in. The chorus's anthemic, chest-thumping, and completely cathartic nature elevates the whole song into a wild-eyed wonder.
It’s no wonder this album was born in Tuscany. There’s something ineffably dream-like about “Where The Wild Things Are” of wandering down strange streets with no purpose other than to get lost. The connection between Alsop and Scala proves easy. Also brings a rhythmic feel from his soul while Scala brings a melody from his, and the combination is a powerful one, both fresh and old school.
At its heart, the song is about exploration, not only geographically, but also emotionally. There is a rawness to it, a yearning. It sounds like the soundtrack to a night you’ll never remember or the risk you only take once. That balance of darkness and light, structure and abandon, makes this debut so intriguing. Delta Underground makes a statement to be reckoned with. “Where The Wild Things Are" is a big, stylish first chapter, and if this is where the journey begins, we can only imagine what’s around the next corner.
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