Joakim - Lonley Hearts - 12" Vinyl

After his acclaimed Drumtrax EP, Joakim is back on Versatile, this time with a small pop jewel that appeared on his Monsters & Silly Songs 2006 release. Cheesy-sounding strings stand out over a stoic, stomping drum beat, dark singing grates against beeping keyboard playing and a wonderful melody has a comforting effect on the very sad lyrics. In addition to the album, radio and dub version, this release also features a remix by DFA Records label owner, Tim Goldsworthy (LCD Soundsystem) who skillfully pulls the track to the left with distorted slow motion vocals, funky bass and demanding beats