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<\/div>\nHow To Dress Well is the stage name of American musician Tom Krell, who first started anonymously releasing demos under that pseudonym in 2009. Receiving almost instant acclaim for his haunting falsetto layered over delicate yet memorable production, attention from publications such as the New York Magazine and Pitchfork forced Krell out of his bedroom sanctuary and into the spotlight. After putting out several free mixtapes on his Soundcloud page, Krell released his first full-length album Love Remains<\/em> in 2010 on Lefse in the US and Tri Angle in Europe and Asia. It was hailed variously as \u201cmeditative and evocative\u201d (SPIN), \u201cevocative and heartwrenching[ly] transparent\u201d (Tiny Mix Tapes), and \u201cthe biggest breakthrough in home-recorded lo-fi in years\u201d (Pitchfork), landed on numerous year-end Best-Of lists and cemented Krell as a production force to be reckoned with.<\/p>\n In between the release of Love Remains<\/em> and Krell\u2019s sophomore effort Total Loss<\/em>, the musician lost both an uncle and close friend. Whereas on Love Remains<\/em> Krell de-emphasised lyrics in his tracks in favour of vocal melisma that enhanced the overall atmosphere of each song, Total Loss<\/em> sees him pull back from the chillwave fog and confront his grief head-on. The results include heartbreaking valediction \u201cTalking To You,\u201d the stately and Oriental instrumental track \u201cWorld I Need You, Won\u2019t Be Without You\u201d and downright peppy (by comparison) lead single \u201c& It Was U.\u201d In Total Loss<\/em>, Krell confronts his grief with total clarity and brings all of us to our knees in the process.<\/p>\n This March, Split Works is honored to welcome How To Dress Well to China, in association with Scorched Asia for the JUE | Music + Art Festival. Keep plenty of tissues handy.<\/p>\nHow To Dress Well – Cold Nites (Live)<\/h1>\n