ANT ANTIC - Good Vids, Vile Times (Sealed) (LP)

On his second album as Ant Antic, Berlin singer and producer Tobias Koett deals with the endless flood of information and its effects on us. "Good Vids, Vile Times" is a multi-faceted album that ranges from indie pop to contemporary R&B. In stark contrast to the dark and melancholic tone of the lyrics, the songs radiate a cheerful lightness. Fired by analog synthesizers and electric guitars (the latter often not recognizable as such), the album builds on the characteristic sound of Ant Antic: essential elements and ideas are brought into focus by radically and uncompromisingly beating away everything else.