It took me longer than expected to blog about Robert's fourth TR/ST album, but I was waiting for my vinyl copy to arrive so I could properly appreciate this piece of art. "Performance" was released by Dais Records in September and co-produced by Teengirl Fantasy's Nick Weiss, aka Nightfeelings. I swear, there aren’t many songwriters out there who manage to create songs that instantly feel like lead singles you’ve heard many times before. In terms of the music, the album's sound sits closer to the first two LPs from TR/ST, with dancefloor-friendly synth-pop and darkwave front and centre. While the lyrics deal with relationship problems, uncertainty, and false signs, the record feels quite universal due to the way Robert sings his lines. It's often hard to understand some of the bars, which, in turn, makes his voice one of the instruments in the bouquet of sounds. It's a wonderfully catchy, punchy and addictive dark alt-pop record, and I cannot recommend it enough. "The Warp" is such a powerful outro by the way!
Purchase the album here, and stream it all below.