“It’s very strange to have a composition live inside of you for so long. I would spend hours upon hours upon hours listening to the beat on loop trying to find the missing pieces. It was maybe our own little journey into the heart of darkness. ‘Deserve’ is one of the few positive things to come out of this time in my life,” said Cliff Mattis, one half of the Oakland-based group A/S/L.

The duo, consisting of Mattis and Linnae Dosumu, took over four months to complete their hauntingly beautiful new song, called “Deserve.” It paid off. The song, a minimalist, brooding work, resonates like Purity Ring at its best and feels as though it was the only thing on Mattis’ mind for a while. With the bar set this high, we can only speculate what the rest of A/S/L’s upcoming album will hold.

Listen to “Deserve” below and check back with PGM for more updates on A/S/L.