RL Grime stands behind what can reasonably be called one of dance/electronic’s most innovative long-form outputs this year. On his third studio album—the awaited answer to 2018’s NOVA—Grime transcends the bass-fueled trap sonic palette with which he painted on both NOVA and his debut, 2014’s VOID. Though the producer still engages with these colors on PLAY, he does so in a way that’s far from recycled. Simply put, the concept-guided LP is unlike anything listeners have heard from Grime before, yet it still manages to strike a sense of familiarity while…
