Wise Blood
Wise Blood, the witch house-meets-R&B project of Pittsburgh bedroom producer Chris Laufman, plays CMJ for the second time this year, fresh off the release of debut EP These Wings. And if that record is anything to go by, there will be haunting vocals in abundance, layered over inventively reworked samples and unexpected instrumentation. Though Wise Blood may not be the first in a long list of acts based on patchwork sampling, crisp drum programming, and non-ironic nods to the traditions of R&B, it is certainly among the most commanding.