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Kllo's second single of 2018 stutter-steps in on a crisp kick pattern and cut-up vocal stabs. Chloe Kaul mirrors the meter, leaning into the groove, peppering pointed lines along to Simon Lam's syncopated trapesque beat. "It's about understanding the power of my words, which is something new to me and the fundamental key to my happiness," Kaul explains. Lyrically she confronts an uncomfortable experience with uncompromising strength, "being as candid as I can and deserve to be." This new mode of Kllo was first introduced with "Potential" and the Melbourne duo continue to thrive in it here on "Candid," effortlessly blurring the line between silky balladry and smooth bangers.

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