Tom: Our reader, Lily, sends this in, with just enough enthusiasm that I suspect they’re actually from Alex Newell’s record label. Still, expect a “90s vibe” here.
Tom: 90s, certainly, but with enough of tropical-house sound to place it firmly in the “inspired by Kygo a couple of months too late” group of early 2016 releases.
Tim: Oh yes – there’s instrumentation in the back that’s very much a “ooh, yes, let’s have some of that please”.
Tom: Can’t fault the vocal performance: that’s a heck of a voice right there. Is that autotune I hear in the middle eight, at about 2:33? I’m not sure, but there’s still a lot of power behind it even so.
Tim: Not sure – I’ve never been great at picking it up, though, but you’re right, it does sound good.
Tom: But I’m not sure the rest of the track backs it up: those synths in the background are all over the place, and the melody’s just, well, okay. It’s a good album track, it’s a good middle-of-the-set track to keep folks on the dance floor, but I don’t see it being a floorfiller.
Tim: See, much as I dislike (for the most part) being just plain negative about a song, I can’t agree with you on even that second item – for me, this is a golden opportunity to head to the bar to get a drink.