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Persona La Ave & Baraka Share "Believe," an Ice Cold Slice of Futuristic Funk

The perfect thing to transport you away from your post-election melancholy.

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Persona La Ave & Baraka

are a Knoxville, Tennesee duo with a natural ability to craft the kind of bouncy funk tracks that turn dance floors into smoking piles of rubble. Don't believe us? Maybe you should't—trust but verify, as they say. So with that in mind, do yourself a favor and check out the duo's latest single "Believe," which comes off

Drift

, the album they're releasing tomorrow on venerable Brooklyn label Astro Nautico. It's a futuristic slice of ice cold ambience, the perfect thing to transport you far away from your post-election melancholy.

Over email, the artists explained how the track came to be. "'Believe' is one of those tracks that really formed on its own organically," they recalled. "The main melody was composed over two years ago, which makes it the oldest recording on the album. After the synth line became the main hook, we found a vocal bit that fit perfectly and took it into another place - almost reminiscent of gospel. The song reminds me of the way I used to feel at church; really uplifted and overwhelmed. It's hard not to close a set with this song, especially after Chuck delivers the final blow with his saxophone lines."

Listen to "Believe" in full below.

Photo courtesy of the artist.

Persona La Ave & Baraka

are a Knoxville, Tennesee duo with a natural ability to craft the kind of bouncy funk tracks that turn dance floors into smoking piles of rubble. Don't believe us? Maybe you should't—trust but verify, as they say. So with that in mind, do yourself a favor and check out the duo's latest single "Believe," which comes off

Drift

, the album they're releasing tomorrow on venerable Brooklyn label Astro Nautico. It's a futuristic slice of ice cold ambience, the perfect thing to transport you far away from your post-election melancholy.

Over email, the artists explained how the track came to be. "'Believe' is one of those tracks that really formed on its own organically," they recalled. "The main melody was composed over two years ago, which makes it the oldest recording on the album. After the synth line became the main hook, we found a vocal bit that fit perfectly and took it into another place - almost reminiscent of gospel. The song reminds me of the way I used to feel at church; really uplifted and overwhelmed. It's hard not to close a set with this song, especially after Chuck delivers the final blow with his saxophone lines."

Listen to "Believe" in full below.