Fitting into the sound of the moment while still standing apart from it can be a tricky thing to do. Paellas guitarist Satoshi Anan says he wanted the feeling of "now" to come out on his band's newest album, "Pressure."
"But I didn't want to make it like fast-fashion clothes ... or fast food," Anan says, adding that he rectified this by adding some 1980s and '90s nostalgia.
Released via 2.5D Productions, the 10 tracks on "Pressure" tap into what's currently in vogue music-wise: sparse touches of R&B by way of tight bass and chilly synthesizers — not unlike the style favored by artists like Blood Orange — and a bit of Disclosure-esque British house (on the aptly named "P House").
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