Jacques Greene
“No Excuse”
Phantom Vibrate (out 03.28 on LuckyMe)
The talented Montreal-native has been very prolific in recent years, and he’s reached a new zenith with this billowy, swaggering new single. Greene builds around a languishing vocal sample, fortifying it with dreamy synths and a banging percussion pattern. You don’t hear a lot of songs that so perfectly balance delicate melodies with beats that knock this hard, but he tiptoes the line masterfully. By the time it resolves into placid, ripping synth swaths, Greene has slalomed through a dizzying array of movements and moments, and the result is the strongest, most singular track of his young career.
