![]() Low Season has absolutely massive hooks instead of just being inviting to the casual listener, these songs are earworms that are very likely to have anyone who hears them in passing seek them out for more listens. ![]() This album feels way more accessible than any of their past music, which was already really welcoming. The classic Poolside sound is very much there, and you don’t have to dig deep to find their usual influences. If this album were executed poorly we would be having a different conversation, but the music on Low Season is really good still. It just so happens that indie pop is one of my favorite genres of music, and for a group that’s danced around the edge of sound for years now, I can’t say it’s coming completely out of left field. That being said, I don’t necessarily find this new sound to be a bad thing at all. It has a really strong Hellogoodbye or Toro Y Moi sound to it, with the vocals feeling more front-and-center than they did in the past. This track is probably the most radio-friendly thing Poolside have made to date. Yes, the mellow synths and disco influence persist, but more often than not they are overshadowed by the indie-style vocals and much more poppy synth hooks. The opening seconds of “Can’t Stop Your Lovin'” will really hammer it in – this is a bit of a new look for Poolside. “I Feel High” feels much more influenced by pop than anything on Heat or Pacific Standard Time did. While you will certainly find a lot of what makes Poolside so unique in this track, it doesn’t take long to notice a pretty significant difference in style. Their typical funk-tinged percussion with retro synths comes in confidently, joined shortly after by the vocals of Ben Browning ( Cut Copy). Poolside jump right into their signature sound with “I Feel High”, which kicks off as the first track winds down. That is because I am a sucker for saxophones, and this album begins with a two-and-a-half-minute-long soulful sax solo. I could tell Low Season was going to be a hit from the very first note on the opening track “Abandoned Tunnel”. ![]() It’s still a somewhat regular listen to me, and now Low Season seems like it will be joining the club. 2017’s Heat saw an expansion on their sound in pretty much every way, from tempo to the actual instrumentation used. Its chill electronic sounds were a great accompaniment to the band’s really unique disco vibes, and I still don’t think I’ve heard anyone pull off that whole ‘daytime disco’ thing quite as well as these guys. I have been a big Poolside fan since their debut album Pacific Standard Time back in 2012. ![]()
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