Apostle of Hustle - Eats Darkness

Hailing from the Arts & Crafts stable, Apostle of Hustle are a suitably patchwork ensemble of artists, most notably Andrew Whiteman of Broken Social Scene, the Canadian ‘supergroup’ who originally founded the label. Whiteman himself describes it as “a small contribution to the articulation of a fucked and beautiful world” and, in lieu of any future BSS material, Eats Darkness is certainly worthy of entry into their multitudinous off-shoot canon. Despite a wide array of influences such as Vampire Weekend-friendly African rumba (Eazy Speaks) and dirty electro raga (Perfect Fit), even casual listeners won’t struggle to spot the links between this and Whiteman’s previous work. No bad thing, but it’s when such genres are blurred, as on Whistle in the Fog, with its driving rock welded to jungle-chant mantras, that Apostle of Hustle really shines, giving the likes of Yeasayer a run for their celestial dollar.