In fall 2009, a mysterious artist called How to Dress Well posted a free EP called The Eternal Love, and a half-dozen more EPs followed on the project's blog in the next six months. They turned out to be the work of Tom Krell, a philosophy student who splits time between Brooklyn and Cologne.
Krell has clear and specific ideas of what he wants to do with How to Dress Well, many of which use the process of memory as focal point. According to blog posts and interviews, Krell cares deeply about R&B from the late 1980s and 90s, and he's creating a ghosted version of the music, suggesting how sounds wear down and fade over time.
The online buzz surrounding HTDW built steadily through 2010, and now we have Love Remains, a collection of songs taken from his previous EPs (some of which have been re-touched in the studio) plus a handful of new tracks.
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Source: Pitchfork
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