Cate Le Bon’s “Are You With Me Now” drew copious Nico/VU comparisons, and now here’s a previously unreleased number to drive the point home. For both cuts, there’s something in the dry vocal and raw, untreated space between instruments that builds the perfect palate cleanser. Each part is a small thread integral to the tune’s sewn together whole. Hats off to producer Noah Georgeson, as well, for these standouts from the Mug Museum sessions.
