Chase the Tear

by Portishead

Chase the Tear cover art

Released in partnership with Amnesty International, this track eschews the band's trip-hop origins in favor of a propulsive, krautrock-inspired analog synthesizer sequence. Beth Gibbons' soaring, anxious vocals slice through the cold, mechanical arpeggiations, marking a brilliant stylistic evolution. The single demonstrated the group's continued commitment to challenging, avant-garde electronic textures.

Genres

  • Krautrock
  • Electronic
  • Minimal Wave

Tracklist

  1. Chase the Tear