New band of the day – No 894: How to Dress Well

Tom Krell tweaks and tailors R&B to deliver diaphanous indie-soul kitted out in gorgeous melodiesHometown: Cologne/Brooklyn.The lineup: Tom Krell (voices, music).The background: It barely needs repeating, although we always feel the need to do so on a Monday morning after a weekend of ghastly X Factor passion-play: the best singing isn't a matter of bellowing but billowing, as in the effortless exhalation of smoke. With the entrants on that repulsively watchable programme, the emphasis is on str...

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