{"id":397223,"date":"2024-03-06T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dancingastronaut.com\/?p=397223"},"modified":"2024-03-14T12:17:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:17:40","slug":"tinlicker-refuse-to-play-it-safe-on-junior-album-cold-enough-for-snow-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dancingastronaut.com\/2024\/03\/tinlicker-refuse-to-play-it-safe-on-junior-album-cold-enough-for-snow-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinlicker refuse to play it safe on junior album, ‘Cold Enough For Snow’ [Interview]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tinlicker<\/a> have been licking the proverbial tin since they first formed in 2013. Over the course of a decade, Micah Heyboer and Jordi van Achthoven have continuously pushed boundaries in the world of house and techno with a steadfast refusal to stand in, and a continuous pursuit to stand out. The Dutch duo’s junior album Cold Enough For Snow<\/em>\u2014released February 16 via [PIAS] \u00c9lectronique\u2014comes as their boldest body of work thus far, and it’s one that will certainly make the rounds when it comes time to discuss the year’s best albums. Dancing Astronaut<\/em> sat down with Micah Heyboer to talk about their new album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Micah Heyboer, sitting in the studio he started with his brother Milan, high school friend Rene Verdult (who together make up the drum and bass act, Black Sun Empire<\/a>), and his Tinlicker counterpart Jordi van Achthoven, is basking in the glow of the duo’s newly released album Cold Enough For Snow<\/em>\u2014as much as he’ll allow himself to bask anyway. Laughing as he says it, Heyboer explains that “[they] just had cake and then [they] went back to prepping for the live show. So, not a lot of celebrating.” But that’s the Tinlicker way\u2014constantly pushing themselves to make the best music\u2014and experience surrounding it\u2014that they can at all times. And they wouldn’t have it any other way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinlicker’s 2023 calendar, and now 2024, featured a bevy of changes. They moved on from longtime label partner Anjunabeats<\/a> to the newly minted label [PIAS] \u00c9lectronique and transitioned from a group solely performing DJ sets to one with the ability to perform live as well. Change\u2014and the ability to enact it\u2014is precisely what the title of their album is all about. “It’s a moment in time where everybody and everything is able to change; your whole world could change into a different parallel universe, but it could also stay the same. This was a year of making big choices and Cold Enough For Snow<\/em> is basically a metaphor for making those bold moves,” explains Heyboer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Tinlicker, those bold moves have paid off time and time again, and their new album is no different. Spanning 13 tracks and sitting at a runtime at just beyond an hour, they tell a story that’s interwoven with the sonic styles and sounds of melodic house and techno. Soaring, euphoric tracks like “Glasshouse” featuring Julia Church<\/a> and “This Life<\/a>” featuring Tom Smith are complimented by clubbier, more techno-leaning tracks like “In Your Eyes” and “Revolution.” Tinlicker’s ability to bounce back and forth between two contrasting styles is not an easy feat for anyone, and yet for them, it’s something that comes so naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n