Dozens Of Nights In The Cold

Theophilus London “Marchin'”

Theophilus London’s new record is filled with impressive guest spots – two tracks with Tame Impala, features from Raekwon, Dev Hynes, Lil Yachty, and Ariel Pink – and on each of those collaborations the singer adopts their distinctive aesthetics and essentially sounds like he’s the guest. “Marchin’,” one of the few songs on the album that has no features is also the best by far, and allows London to be fully at the center of a joyful calypso/dancehall number about love and devotion. It’s a bit like when an actor is cast well but slightly against as a romantic lead – everything sweet and warm and likable about them is centered, and their little peculiarities ground the fantasy they’re providing of idealized romance.

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