POOLSIDE レコード& CD

Review: California-based Balearic disco duo Poolside first made a splash in 2010 with thrilling debut single 'Do You Believe?'. Two years later and they came on just as strong with their debut album - a typically West Coast-influenced fusion of lazy guitars, baggy grooves, subtle disco influences and shimmering dream pop compositions. Now marking its 10th anniversary it gets a special reissue. At times, they sound like Holy Ghost after a sack full of potent marijuana, at others like Windsurf or Hatchback making shuffling E-pop. It's an attractive sound, all told, touching on smacked-out slow jams, lazy disco and MDMA-laden indie-pop.

Review: Low Season is a first new album for three years, and a first ever solo effort from Jeffrey Paradise after former Poolside cohort Filip Nikolic left in 2017. It's a thoroughly mature and escapist balearic sound with plenty of lush acoustic guitars, underlapping drums and deft percussion. There is super summery and slow motion house on "Can't Stop Your Lovin'", sunset synth beauty on "Low Season" and shimmering chill wave vibes on "Kinda Lovely." Albums like this carer essential companions for the warmer months, and few nail the vibe more effortlessly than this.