There is an elegance to James Pants‘ compositions that rides beneath their funkiness. On “Thin Moon,” the first single from his upcoming album, a spacey ’80s synth loop is coupled with plucked strings, electric guitar strums, and ephemeral snippets of conversation. Coupled with Pants’ high, melancholy croon, the piece maintains a graceful simplicity that is part Kelley Polar and part Dam-Funk. Lovely sounds for a lonely night.

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