‘Hand To Hand’ comes from the mind of Texas-born artist Katy Kirby. It’s a beautiful slow burn of a track that encapsulates “the gory breakdown of several relationships/couples all at the same time. I don’t really want to invoke the word 'heteropessimism' here, but I guess it’s about something like it, or just about commitment in general. It all seems like such an incredibly risky idea? I’m feeling less dark about it these days but I also fell in love with someone recently, so have tried to think about it less.” Texturally, she has built a dark, atmospheric sonic bed that dips and builds within its gritty, warm texture in response to her voice. Her new album, Blue Raspberry, is being released via ANTI- records on January 26th, 2024. -Dan Peeke