Hold On, Rusko’s Back

I may have been scathing about the name of the new album and the fact that ‘Woo Boost’ sounds like a rehash of ‘Mr Chips’ but Rusko’s latest track to surface, ‘Hold On’, is pretty sick. Silvery vocals lie on a blanket of subtle bass, all punctuated by crisp percussion that sounds as sweet as an ice cube on a freshly cut lawn. It’s more of a soft garage vibe than his usual punch-in-the-nuts-and-skank material — 2007′s exquisite ‘Love is Real’ is an exception — and it’s very pleasant indeed. He should be making more stuff like this and hopefully OMG will follow the positive vibes and feature a few more flashes of brilliance.

For now, however, all we can do is lay back and relax. Well…that’s what I’m going to do anyway. I wonder if I’ll leave the house today…?

Buy Rusko tunes at 7digital.