2hollis has put out a new song called Sex, and it sounds nothing like the last one. Stereogum described it as EDM-infused pop bombast, which is a return to the register he was working in before the summer rather than a new direction.
The last one was Hurt, released in July. That track was cinematic and flirted with industrial techno, a colder and heavier sound than anything a dance-pop label would suggest, and it read at the time like a deliberate turn away from the hooks.
Sex undoes that turn. Two months is a short enough gap that the pair function as a matched set, one showing what he can do when the production goes dark and the other showing what happens when it goes bright.
Working as both a rapper and a singer is what makes the swing possible. An artist tied to one of those roles has a narrower range of productions that will fit; 2hollis can front a techno track and a pop chorus without either sounding like a guest appearance on his own record.
No album, release date or label news arrived with the single, so it stands on its own for now. New songs land on the release calendar, and more from this corner sits on our electronic hub and our pop hub.
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- 2hollis has released a song called Sex.
- Stereogum described it as EDM-infused pop bombast.
- His previous single, Hurt, came out in July.
- Hurt was cinematic and leaned towards industrial techno.
- No album has been announced alongside the new single.
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