![]() Clean Bandit’s production here is pretty and muted: it gives Marina’s voice what it needs to shine without clouding it unnecessarily. Clean Bandit really can’t help themselves, can they?Īlex Clifton: There’s something really pleasant having a song about disconnecting from technology also be a very electronic/techno-friendly number–I’d probably loathe this if it were acoustic, as that’d beat the message into the ground. Is this 2011? The electronic backing’s perfect for a song titled “Disconnect,” giving the song a disjointed computer sort of feel that fits the also slightly-disjointed and frankly pretty basic lyrics…and then those violins kick in. Katie Gill: Holy shit, Marina? Marina like Marina and the Diamonds Marina. The muted rave piano way out in the distance is taunting me, a poppers-wielding ghost of the all-out banger that this could have been. I know it’s unfair to judge a song based on your idea of what a song should be, but I can’t help thinking my fanfic Marina/Clean Bandit song is much more exciting and weird than the reality. It’s nice, like a browse through a self-care article in Grazia on a Sunday, which isn’t what I want from Clean Bandit or Marina. But “Disconnect” is so… ordinary? It makes sense: Gentle, mid-tempo beats are appropriate to soundtrack switching off your phone and going on a yoga retreat, but it’s a bit too gentle, a bit basic, and it ends up coasting along rather than sticking. company they keep, and Marina is such a coup - she’s got pop sensibility and the charismatic weirdness that brings out the essence of what makes Clean Bandit a worthwhile pop prospect, like a level-up of previous guest vocalists Anne-Marie and Zara Larsson. Clean Bandit are kind of only as good as the feat. Pharrell WilliamsĬlaire Biddles: As soon as I heard that Marina Diamandis was guesting on a Clean Bandit track I was ready to hit that all caps button and give it a big fat.
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