Try So Hard But You Can't Conceal It

'Bipp' by Sophie is a song I heard a few months back but came across again when Pitchfork featured Sophie as one of their 'Rising' artists last week. Since then, I haven't been able to stop playing it.

Despite the name and the high-pitched vocals on the track, Sophie is apparently a Scottish man by the name of Sam. I really enjoy the sense of humour he adopts in his approach to his work, whether it's his playfully standoffish response to Pitchfork's attempt at an interview, his vaguely ridiculous website or this bizarre segment he did on Skream's radio show.

Sophie's other tracks are all pretty great, even if none quite match the dizzy synth-driven genius of 'Bipp'. Supposedly another double-track single is coming before the end of the year. Good news.