For much of the Brooklyn duo's career, Beacon has worked with a kind of effervescent, forward-looking R&B that evokes out-of-body experiences, but with their new L1 EP, the music is anchored assuredly to your flesh, bone, and physical senses. The brawny synth timbres which open lead track Fault Lines and the stomping beats bolstering gauzy falsettos on confident songs like Minor Structure set the tone for a new phase in Beacon's evolution, one geared toward the movements and magnetism of human bodies. Fault Lines 4:46, L1 3:26, Minor Structures 3:16, Better Love 4:16, Only Us 4:48
