Delayed from earlier this year. Limited physical edition of Brooklyn duo’s debut album, with bonus track not available on digital version. Brooklyn duo denitia and sene (spelled in lower case) are part of the emerging vibrant movement of underground American soul musicians that embrace electronics, analogue sytnths and MPCs. The Weeknd, The Internet and Theesatisfaction all share the heady, soulful and innovative feel that permeates their debut album \”his and hers\”. Sultry vocals delivered by denitia with backups from the previously unheard (on the microphone) sene combine for a result that will rank with debuts for years to come. The other, perhaps inadvertent element of \”his and hers\” is the downtempo/beat/programming backdrop provided by sene. A veteran of collaborations with Blu and Chief, both important figures in underground hip-hop, with past releases on Plug Research (who debuted Flying Lotus) sene is of the producer generation that includes Exile, Oddisee and Sa-Ra, yet his compositions on \”his and hers\” hark back to the lazy beats of Massive Attack and Portishead. denitia\’s warm tones compliment the heady mix channeling Sade and even Usher. The effortless-sounding result falls outside all the easy categories. Elements of electronica recur but the soul, electro and hip-hop references creep in and make you rewind.With production from J57 (Homeboy Sandman, Brownbag All Stars, Sene’s solo work on Plug Research), Illingsworth, Nolan Thies, and DeeJay Element, the album somehow transcends the various producers’ backpack roots and lands not far from Vice or Dim Mak Records territory – chic, hip and alluring. Both are inspired by a variety of artists and backgrounds, listing Sade, the Fugees, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, The Beatles, and Janet Jackson as a few of their shared favorites. Such diversity is reflected in the dynamism of their own sound, from smooth bass lines and reverberating vocals to synth-laden blues and abbreviated narratives.