Photo by Dasom Han

It’s taken a few years for it to fully hit Yaeji’s greater energy, but it sounds like her new reality as one of electronic music’s most constructive sounds is finally sinking in on “For Granted”, the lead single from her forthcoming proper debut full-length, With A Hammer. “When I think about it / I don’t even know / How it got to be this way / How it got to be so good,” she muses in its opening moments, a slow kinesis of minimalist beat production moving through a cooler airstream. It’s a more tempered pace from the Brooklyn-based Korean-American songwriter and producer who previously has set particles in motion without hesitation. “Am I saying thank you? / Am I enjoying it too? / Am I taking it for granted?,” she wonders, only to release the pressure building. “Let it go.” And with that, gives herself permission to moves with that fast energy.

Directed by: Yaeji

Yaeji’s With A Hammer will be released April 7th on XL Recordings.