Images & Words: George Fitzgerald & Lil Silva, “Roll Back”

George Fitzgerald & Lil Silva
“Roll Back”
All That Must Be (out in March on Domino)
Though it got roasted by the ever-reliable FACT, I’m not mad about this cinematic slow-burner. Built around Silva’s swelling, arpeggiated synths, which wouldn’t sound out of place in an 80’s sci-fi flick, “Roll Back” is dripping with the kind of sweet nostalgia that always seems to get under my skin. Fitzgerald’s vocals are a bit tinny, but they aren’t the main focus here and don’t submarine the well-crafted arrangement.