Hudson Scott - Get Down

If that debut ‘Clay’ EP was the sound of Hudson Scott striking out solo, ‘Get Down’ is the big, brash bash that he’s throwing to celebrate its success. All clinking glass bottles and tropical, bubbling synths, the darker tint of ‘Clay’ is shifted to one side in favour of basking in sunshine.

That’s not to say it’s a one-track, er, track – there’s a brain-box behind even Scott’s most whimsical sounds. “’Get Down’ is about pursuing a girl and how the peaks and troughs that come along with ‘the thrill of the chase’ can mess with your melon,” he explains. “It’s about when the same tropes that got you hooked in the first place, start to drive you mad.” That sense of repetition and collapse is perfectly reflected in every twisting melody and left-field percussive flourish, and as he pops into the studio with XL super-producer Rodaidh McDonald, Hudson Scott’s proving himself to be an alt-pop auteur like few others.

Catch up with the DIY interview with Hudson Scott here.