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What Do You Do?

by Symrun

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Run Boy 02:44
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Longshot 02:24
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DFA 02:21
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Shinin' 02:06
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Once 02:19
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Stupid 01:26
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about

Returning after a two year hiatus, Symrun kicks off the new year at TT with his second full-length album entitled 'What Do You Do?'. It marks a move away from the piecemeal approach that places his first album, 'Care Work', within the sonic camp of introspective lo-fi explorations. On 'What Do You Do?' he takes a deep-dive into a carefully crafted sound, drawing inspiration from fellow TT contributors Organ Tapes and Don Sinini whilst maintaining his own sense of musical identity firmly rooted in a nostalgic sound that fuses a love for rap, ‘trashy pop’ and rock. Combined with his self-motivating lyricism, Symrun is able to tackle the double entendre that hides beneath the meaning of the album’s title, What Do You Do? A burnt out youth questioning what the future holds, whilst simultaneously tired out by the question often posed to us by others, What Do You Do?

From the start of the album, Symrun showcases style defining vocal samples and FX alongside filled out bass lines which effortlessly intertwine with his distinctive auto-tuned pop melodies. Lifting the listener from a deep syncopated groove, delicately programmed hi-hats characterise ‘Long Shot’, sprinkled in amongst chopped up vocal samples. The ambient melancholic reflections of ‘Caleb Interlude’ introduce the tracks ‘DFA’ and ‘Shinin'’ which sit comfortably alongside ‘Long Shot’ as the rhythmic drivers of the album. Pitched basslines and a regimented song structure give Symrun the space to explore his most exposed lyricism before taking a darker turn, away from familiar pop sounds. Tracks oozing in trap derived influences precede the perfectly situated singular verse of rap. In tandem with Rahul Kumar's cutting rap, ‘Rahul Interlude’ launches the listener into darker basslines and glitchy beats. Delving into yet another dimension of mind bending basslines in ‘Stupid’, the listener is left to reflect on the sonic journey that they have been taken on. The closing track ‘Foreign Figures’ ends the album on a tone of melancholic hopefulness, combining the softly strummed electric guitar dripping in nostalgia with an off-kilter hip-hop inspired beat. Symrun’s unwavering presence throughout the album ensures an insight into his downtrodden world in which music is a vehicle for motivation and euphoria.

'What Do You Do?' is released via TT on March 4th.

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released March 4, 2022

All Songs written and recorded by Symrun
Illustration by Steph Hardy
Design by Josh Crumpler
Photo by Kayshini Holbourne
Mixed and Mastered by Robert Venning

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UK vocalist and producer. symrun@icloud.com for bookings and collabs

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