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Classixx 'Faraway Reach' (Innovative Leisure)
If summer seems nothing more than a myth, LA-based duo Classixx are sure to change that. Combining pop, electronic, disco, funk and r’n’b, Tyler Blake and Michael David tap up a wishlist of collaborators to soundtrack pool parties and dance tents. How To Dress Well’s emotive vocal lifts ‘Just Let Go’ up into a hands-in-the-air festival high, and auto-tune aficionado T-Pain spreads summery, space-age R&B over ‘Whatever I Want’; elsewhere, Passion Pit deliver some high-pitched nostalgia on ‘Safe Inside’, Alex Frankel exudes MGMT vibes on ‘I Feel Numb’ and ‘The Dissolve’ is the definition of tranquillity. Recorded in Sydney, New York and California, ‘Faraway Reach’ bursts with sun-soaked vibes.
8/10
