“Surly sounds are rarely as invigorating—or even liberating—as they are on "Lies Are Chic", the quick-stepping, shadow-boxing new jam from Dawit Eklund, co-founder of Washington, D.C.'s 1432 R. It's all in that gnarly square-wave bassline, which doesn't even sound like notes so much as an ellipsis made of snarls, or a string of pearls the color (and texture) of a bruise. The snapping, shuffling sen”
