Wive's brilliant debut album 'Pvll' made number 3 in my 'Best Albums of 2010' countdown, and in retrospect I wish I'd put it higher - it is a forward-thinking, original album that remains absolutely beautiful. This song is the centrepiece, using sampled vinyl cracks and pops as percussion on which piano and a plaintive violin play hypnotically. 'Hypnotic' is actually probably as good a word as any to use for the track, although 'haunting' and even 'empowering' would also work. None of these really get to the root of what makes it great, though. Have a listen below (although not on laptop speakers or whatever - this record is the absolute definition of a 'headphones album').
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