future soul trio ghost & the city get stratospheric on “n.w.t.a.”

Sometimes it seems like the future soul game can be all about texture, and artists forget to hand in a melody. But that’s one problem Oakland’s Ghost & the City are here to solve. On their latest single “N.W.T.A.” the electronic trio enlist Bells Atlas producer Aki Ehara to make sure the texture’s as rich as possible, but singer Kia Fay keeps it rooted with hooks to spare. And just when you think you know where it’s all headed, the trumpet solo starts and it goes stratospheric. The song comes off their forthcoming Time EP which drops March 30th. Check it out and get lost in the sound.