Energy

by Disclosure

Overview

Guy and Howard Lawrence seemed neither truly idle nor underexposed between the 2015 and 2020 arrivals of Caracal and Energy, their second and third Disclosure LPs. Among numerous Disclosure singles and EPs and commissioned work done separately and together, the brothers earned their fourth and fifth Grammy nominations with the Fatoumata Diawara-fronted "Ultimatum" and as producers of Khalid's "Talk" -- the latter a Top Ten hit in the U.K. and U.S. They finished work on Energy by the end of 2019, issued the prelude Ecstasy EP the following February, and within a 24-hour period the next month announced and canceled a tour. The COVID-19 pandemic also prompted Disclosure to delay the release of Energy until that August, as venues remained closed and the possibility of coordinating gigs with a new album became increasingly slim. Energy's first track, springy, spangly, and resembling early-aughts Basement Jaxx, is coincidentally apt for the circumstances, with Kelis demanding distance and enthusing about dancing in solitude. Its finale, featuring Common -- essentially playing the role his father has filled on his own albums -- is suited for the times in a more general sense, entailing a megamix of positive poetic aphorisms over the Lawrences' rippling drums. That these two songs and the rest take the shape of a coherent and concise LP is a feat in itself, given that it constitutes roughly six-percent of what the Lawrences created during their Los Angeles and London recording sessions. The producers averted artistic option paralysis by favoring the tracks that required the least amount of labor, and their selections neatly snap together. There are two clear-cut highlights. The loping and gleaming "Lavender," a meeting with brash Channel Tres, and the atmospheric garage scuttler "Who Knew?," featuring Mick Jenkins in wholehearted singer mode, have enough homing power to illuminate Club Lonely. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	08/28/2020
Label:	Capitol / Island
UPC:	0602508785375

Tracks

1. Watch Your Step
2. Lavender
3. My High
4. Who Knew?
5. Douha (Mali Mali)
6. Fractal
7. Ce n'est pas
8. Energy
9. Thinking 'Bout You
10. Birthday
11. Reverie

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Disclosure   Primary Artist
Kelis   Primary Artist,Vocals
Khalid   Primary Artist,Vocals
Common   Primary Artist,Vocals
Etran Finatawa   Primary Artist,Vocals,Ensemble,Instrumental
Blick Bassy   Primary Artist,Vocals
Fatoumata Diawara   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kehlani   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mick Jenkins   Primary Artist,Vocals
Syd   Primary Artist,Vocals
Channel Tres   Primary Artist,Vocals
slowthai   Primary Artist,Vocals
Eko Roosevelt   Primary Artist,Vocals,Ensemble,Instrumental
Mark Summers   Drums
Howard Lawrence   Vocals (Background)
Kehlani Parrish   Vocals
Amine   Vocals

Technical Credits

Snoop Dogg   Composer
Kelis   Composer
Joe Goddard   Remix Engineer
Boz Scaggs   Composer
Nic Fanciulli   Remix Engineer
David Paich   Composer
MJ Cole   Remix Engineer
Lonnie Lynn   Composer
Rich Wamil   Composer
Wookie   Remix Engineer
Gloria Jones   Composer
Clipz   Mixing,Remix Engineer
Frank Ricotti   Composer
Mark Summers   Recording
Ghalitane Khamidoune   Composer
Blick Bassy   Composer
Fatoumata Diawara   Composer
Stuart Hawkes   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Axel Boman   Remix Engineer
The Martinez Brothers   Remix Engineer
Jacques Burvick   Composer
Sheldon Young   Composer
John Fiddy   Composer
Dale Becker   Mastering Engineer
Disclosure   Producer,Remix Engineer
James Napier   Composer
Jimmy Napes   Musical Producer
Kelis Rogers   Composer
Jon Castelli   Mixing
Denis Kosiak   Mixing,Recording,Vocal Producer
Guy Lawrence   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Programming,Musical Producer
Howard Lawrence   Composer,Producer,Programming
Picard Brothers   Remix Engineer
Ira Grylack   Engineer,Recording
Mick Jenkins   Composer
Nic Hamilton   Artwork
Harvey Sutherland   Remix Engineer
Kehlani Parrish   Composer
Theo Kottis   Remix Engineer
Denis Sulta   Remix Engineer
Adam Daniel   Composer
Khalid Robinson   Composer
DJ Seinfeld   Remix Engineer
Ingmar Carlson   Mixing Engineer
Chad Gordon   Engineer,Recording
Sydney Bennett   Composer
Tyron Frampton   Composer
Hector Vega   Assistant Mastering Engineer
Josh Deguzman   Mixing Engineer
Patrica Shannon   Composer
Claude Bartlee   Composer
Eko Roosevelt   Composer
Richard Wamil   Composer
Roxie Warder   Artwork
DJ Streaks   Remix Engineer