Fascinatingly, Tanlines don’t sound anything like where they have come from, Brooklyn, NYC. Initially, Jesse Cohen pogo’ed in dance-y post-punk act, Professor Murder, and Eric Emm spent a little time noodling in dissonant ‘math-rock’ band, Don Caballero, alongside Battles’ Ian Williams. Together the duo make tropical synth pop that’s indebted to the roots of dancehall, calypso and the South African dance phenomenon, Kwaito, cladding together a heady blend of heathen rhythm, shimmering guitar phrases and familiar dancefloor elements to their rich, hook-laden tracks.
