Starwalker combines the synth-pop skills of Air’s “Sexy Boy,” Jean-Benoît Dunckel, and Icelandic composer/producer Barði Jóhannsson (Bang Gang, Lady & Bird), both of whom have a history of scoring well-received films and crafting alluring tunes. Now they’ve joined forces for the Losers Can Win EP, out March 18 via Prototyp Recording & Bang ehf.
Nearly 23 minutes of electronic excellence, Losers Can Win opens with a motivational title track carried by Dunckel’s sultry-as-a-slinky-gown vocals, and ends with a Bloodgroup remix of the previously heard “Bad Weather.” No longer so broody and slow-moving, the song now classifies as lively and thumping, a club-ready hit waiting in the wings. Stream Starwalker’s entire debut effort below.