“Settle”

No one makes grime instrumentals as pretty as Mr. Mitch. Since his 2014 debut album, Parallel Memories, the South London producer and DJ’s calling card has been a glossy minimalism that was new ground for a genre known for cold, hardscrabble beats. His new song “Settle,” the first single from his upcoming Primary Progressive EP, is among the most fetching of his productions. That beauty comes from how versatile the song feels: It looks and moves like a trunk-rattling track, with its enormous, skyscraper-rattling bassline and winsome, high-pitched vocal samples, but the whole affair is much slower and more tranquil. It’s music that would go off on any dancefloor yet could just as easily soundtrack the world’s most bumping naptime. Its little sonic details are spellbinding; it’s easy to get lost in each soft, gooey hum, heart-like thump, and glassy drum hit. Mitch’s instrumentals are works of art, and “Settle” definitely deserves to be housed in a white cube gallery.