Pat Grossi, widely known as Active Child, had a breakthrough 2011 with the release of his remarkable full-length debut You Are All I See. A highly ambitious effort that married synth-driven pop and classical music with his soaring vocal abilities, the bedroom recorded See was either unimaginable to top or it raised expectations for a follow-up to a hilt. It’s been a quiet two years for Grossi, but he’s finally opening the curtain with Rapor, a six song EP that is the result of an introspective year spent writing at his home studio of the same name. The EP’s first single "Subtle" is a great encapsulation of Grossi’s stylistic intent with Rapor, a frizzy, outré ballad that converts the sonic qualities of ersatz eighties synth into a swaggering, and even affective, number thanks to Grossi’s immaculate vocals. The full EP is currently streaming on his soundcloud page, whch is out today via Vagrant Records. His next peformance in LA is not slated until November 23rd at El Rey, but it’d be best to mark that down in your calendar right now as "not to miss", especially if he’ll be playing new songs and (hopefully!) previewing songs from his still unannounced follow up album due next year.
