Rennen (LP)

Two years after the release of his celebrated debut album Tremors, SOHN (Christopher Taylor) is back with Rennen.

Rennen is a German verb that translates in English to "run," and as soon as SOHN begins to describe his journey over the last two years, it becomes obvious why it's the title of his stunning second album. "I was running nonstop that whole time," he reflects. "It was this incredible blur of seeing the whole world all in one go. I was going from experience to experience to experience always saying yes."

Having relocated to LA from Vienna, he retreated to an isolated house in northern California where he could finally catch his breath. The first two weeks proved to be fruitless, but suddenly, as if a switch had been flipped, the floodgates opened and the music began to pour out.

Resuming a nocturnal schedule - as he did with Tremors - SOHN spent a month writing alone in northern California, recording until the morning most days. Including singles 'Signal' and 'Conrad', the ten songs of Rennen are confidently direct and focused. Consciously exercising restraint, he has used only a handful of musical elements on each track, eager to allow the spotlight to shine on the vocals, melodies and rhythms.

Critics and fans alike are eagerly anticipating the album in the wake of his acclaimed 2014 debut, Tremors. That record, called "spellbinding" by The Sunday Times, launched him from behind-the-scenes producer to international star, with Uncut hailing the Vienna-born artist's "pristine techno-soul," Q praising his music as "spine-tingling," and the New York Times raving that "his tenor rises to androgynous high notes that are lonely fragility incarnate."