The enigmatic London-based figure Lynks first materialized early in the pandemic—a week or so into lockdown, in fact—with their debut single taking on the global health crisis directly with a minimalist clubby instrumental pairing with shots fired at Boris Johnson. That sound has only evolved over the past four years across three EPs and a series of singles which, as it turns out, were teasers for the artist’s debut album ABOMINATION, which is scheduled to arrive April 12 via Heavenly Recordings. Following the release of “Sex with a Stranger,” “Use It or Lose It,” and “New Boyfriend,” the additional 10 tracks build upon themes of hookup culture and queer yearning while exploring ecstatic new horizons within dance music.
Along with the news, Lynks is sharing another new single today called “CPR,” which was produced by PVA and which addresses the tendency to play up one’s weaknesses in a relationship in order for a partner to step into the role of savior. “There’s this temptation to shrink yourself and make yourself seem all helpless and vulnerable with those guys, so they get to feel like some Big Strong Man protecting you,” Lynks explains. “CPR felt like the perfect metaphor for that weird dynamic. I first had the idea for ‘CPR’ while doing a first-aid course at my old job. I was mid-chest compression on my dummy, and suddenly the chorus just came into my head over the rhythm of my hands on the doll. I quickly ran to the toilet to do a voice note, then got back to saving imaginary lives.”
In the hands of PVA, the beat recalls the early-2000s era of hip-hop when Timbaland reigned supreme, while the track’s video similarly pays homage to that moment’s over-the-top rap visuals. Check it out below, and pre-order ABOMINATION here.
