Entertaining, sample-heavy fun by the London-based duo of Tom McFarland and Joshua Lloyd-Watson in their fourth album, with a polished product mixing soul, gospel, 70s funk breakbeats, electronica, dance, and disco with a shiny, radio-friendly formula. More clean than deeply emotional, its a cleverly made listen, with instant hits such as Dominoes, or Candle Flame with Erick The Architect, the guitar-based soul of Back on 74, the disco drive of Every Night, the syncopated beats and call-and-response of Us Against the World, the thrumming bass of Holding On, and the welcome turn by the deep-voiced Roots Manuva on You Ain’t No Celebrity. Influenced very much by the Moby’s gospel sampling mega-hit album of 1999, Play, and the retro stylishness of 2000s albums by Mark Ronson, there’s more catchiness here than depth, but it’s bound to do well for those who enjoy a mash-up form of songwriting. Self-released on Caiola Records.
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