House Hats

In the midst of a breakout year, Mason Talbot has poured gasoline on the hype with a stunning new single, “Lookin’ For.” It’s easy to hear why renowned house music producers like MK, Hannah Wants and Lee Foss have been supporting the young beatsmith. “Lookin’ For” is minimal in nature, but resounding in its arrangement and sound design. It’s soulful house music at its finest, bursting at its seams with radiant U.K. influences and visceral sound design. It’s easy to get hypnotized by the track’s bluesy vocals at first listen, but its real pièce de résistance is its bassline. Talbot produces a thick low end here, one that you can feel in your bones as it runs roughshod through thumping drums. It all points to yet another scintillati...