Earlier in March, British singer/songwriter Nilüfer Yanya launched Stereogum’s Album Of The Week PAINLESS. In a much-deserved victory lap, Yanya and her angel wings stopped by The Tonight Present, the place she carried out a rocking rendition of album single “midnight sun.” The four-and-a-half-minute set builds in depth, beginning with Yanya and her vocals as the main target. Close to the top, the present turns into a wall of sound, with thudding drums, reverb-stacked guitars, and flashing strobe lights. It’s fairly affecting.
PAINLESS is out now by way of ATO.
Stream below.