#SOTD: Disclosure - “A Little Bit”
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A few days ago, British duo Disclosure went full sneak attack on all of us, revealing that today they would be releasing their fourth(!) studio album, Alchemy, a first on their brand new imprint, Apollo Records (via AWAL Recordings). I remember the day that the brothers tweeted they had been released from Universal and have been curious if that would have an impact on how they would approach their follow up to 2020’s ENERGY, an album that may have singlehandedly maintained my sanity during lockdown.
“This record is a celebration of us feeling liberated right now,” says Guy. “We’re no longer signed to a major record label. We’re not going to tour this record. We can do whatever we like and be super creative.” If you’ve yet to make time for it today in the few hours that it’s been available to the public, lemme tell y’all: if this is what liberation sounds like then we all gotta get free, you feel me?
Although I’m eager for the play counts to show up on their artist profile on spotify because I’m curious how the fandom will take to a surprise release, I have no doubt that “A Little Bit” is going to be a standout track, if not ⚡️the⚡️ standout track. I know I’m a sucker for a solid flirty song, but something about the bouncy melodies as Howard swoons, “I said, ‘Maybe…Maybe we can be a little bit in loooove’” has made me consistently grin with each spin like I just got a text from a crush. I know they’re not planning on touring this record, but I have no doubt someone is gonna be smooching on a dance floor to this song tonight. God that’s so fuckin cute to think about. 🥰
Alchemy was written while the British duo were at two very different points in their lives. On one hand, Guy was recently married and settling into a new home in Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Howard was reeling from heartbreak and exhausted from a 150-date tour. Alchemy was an obvious title: “There was this combination of deep heartbreak and sadness, but also deep admiration and appreciation,” Howard says. “Let’s turn this horrible feeling into something beautiful. The whole idea was to channel pain into beauty—which, in hindsight, is always the aim.”
