Discordant desire glows at the core of suscie’s alt-electro trap earworm, NICE –

suscie has dropped the demo of NICE, yet it already feels like any studio polish would scour the soul from this emo trap electronica release. The grimy intimacy is the cornerstone of what makes it infectiously exhilarant; the scratchy beats twitch under the mix while the vocals howl into discordance, used as an emotive device. NICE hits with the charge of an authentically electric anthem, the kind the underground will want to devour and keep on loop.

Instead of locking himself into the cultural zeitgeist, suscie picks the meat off the bones of contemporary artists and cooks it into a raw revelation of desire that swerves the banality of lust-centric tropes. There is purity and vulnerability woven into his energy, electrifyingly juxtaposed against the dark and dominant earworm that glows at the core of the track.

Behind the alias is an independent artist and photographer who has treated music as a lifeline since his early days producing under the name Fishy Beats. Nine years of self-schooled growth feed into NICE, shaped by a constellation of influences ranging from nothing, nowhere. and Crystal Castles to The Postal Service, Gorillaz and Clams Casino. Across that landscape he has spent years pouring emotion into beats and vocals, tightening the thread between electronica, emo trap and lo-fi melancholia.

NICE is now available on all major streaming platforms via this link. 

Review by Amelia Vandergast