Published by Mason Oldridge, 9 April 2022
After dominating house music throughout the 2010s, the Scandinavian trio are back with a full-length debut.
Opening tracks Time and Heaven Takes You Home sees the group utilise guest female vocals to create classic dance tracks that belong on a dancefloor.
Jacob’s Note is a 60 second operatic piano piece that acts as a prelude to single Moth to a Flame featuring The Weeknd. The Canadian R&B star’s vocals work well and blend smoothly with the awesome backing beat.
The record is heavier at times, evident with the sinister yet epic Mafia and club track Redlight, featuring Sting and sampling Roxanne, his song with The Police.
The boys also integrate rap in their new music and, despite the poor vocals of A$AP Rocky, the energetic beat of Frankenstein elevates the song to be a highlight of the album.
Lead single It Gets Better features cowbell, built on a beat reminiscent of The Chemical Brothers.
Overall, the album sees the boys take a more experimental approach, akin to 2012’s Greyhound and Antidote as opposed to the more commercially successful Don’t You Worry Child and Miami 2 Ibiza, therefore superseding the band’s previous work.
8/10