Creating a song that not only throws it back to the early ‘90s New Jack movement, but looks to the techniques of contemporary producers like Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle and takes note of the playful electronics of artists like Pomrad, is no easy feat. However, that’s exactly what the Melbourne duo Au Dré have achieved with their brand new track ‘Gravity’, which we’re proud to premiere today. Opening with driving hip-hop drums and Eastern influenced synths, the song makes way for Audrey Powne’s classic R&B vocal that dextrously sings about a relationship based on pure, sexual magnetism. The latter section of the song introduces a one-sided dialogue, most likely a phone conversation with the intended lover, which can be just heard through the slow-burning breakdown of jazzy symbols, spooky electronics, fiery guitar screams, keyboardist James Bowers’ gospel-synth chords, and Powne’s ever-impressive vocal athleticism. Shedding further light on ‘Gravity’, the duo’s trumpeter and lead singer says that “sometimes you meet someone and for some reason despite an obvious and innate incompatibility intellectually and emotionally the chemical attraction is so strong you keep on going back for more even when you know you probably shouldn’t.” Certainly, this song is one of those moreish listens, brought on by the creative reaction between Powne’s songwriting abilities and Bower’s production skills. Following on from their success of their Lines EP earlier this year, ‘Gravity’ ensures that Au Dré is back with a bang. - HT