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âAnother Moonâ

Much dance music is about locking into a groove and hitting cruise control. And at first, it feels like Minor Scienceâs new song âAnother Moonâ will follow suit. The snapping snares call back to classic electro, a style thatâs all about finding stillness in motion; the synths seem to hover in place like mist over the roadway. But the deeper you sink into the track, the more youâll realize that appearances are deceptive. Minor Science (aka Angus Finlayson, a former Pitchfork contributor) has a jugglerâs knack for keeping the various elements of the music in steady flux. The syncopated kick drum and shuddering cowbells refuse to settle into a four-to-the-floor groove, robotic chirps bob and weave around the beat, and his fizzy chords are constantly shape-shifting. He plays a teasing game of catch-me-if-you-can that keeps listeners and dancers feeling slightly off balance, despite the ambient overtones. Itâs the kind of club track that carves out its own lane inside the overall flow of the night.
