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Gearheart is the debut album from the Brooklyn-based group Analogue Transit. The independently written, arranged, and produced album is also the inaugural release on the Gadfly Productions imprint. For Analogue Transit who, as the name suggests, represent the transition of sound from analog to digital, Gearheart marks the realization of a concept several years in its formation. The album strongly showcases the individual talents of band members Kwaku Aning and Jeff Schreiner who, after five years of working together on various projects, stripped down their personnel and their approach and produced an album of cunning syncretism. Gearheart is a marriage in which neither partner eclipses the other; both the art of the process and the beauty of the end product are equally present here. Standout among the tracks included on the album are lead single “Breathe,” a ballad as moving in the album’s fully fleshed-out version as it is in the more intimately acoustic rendition of the band’s live shows, and “Great Jones,” where Jeff’s singularly unique approach to production and Kwaku’s powerful vocal performance are evident from the first beat drop. The album progression remains strong from start to finish, with the opening intro giving audiences a clear understanding of the listening experience that awaits them. Traditional handclaps are paired with an updated approach to the boom-bap programming on the heavily electronic “1983.” Lyrically, “Dream in Spaces” is a poignant look
