Be Strong wisely mines the rich vein of elastic cheer which has always found The 2 Bears at their carefree best.
The end result is an album full of tracks that sound so warmly familiar that they instantly seem like old friends.
Be Strong is a call to arms for listeners to get lost in music, irrespective of age, genre preference or life priorities
If Be Strong is all these two busy men ever put out, it’s a damn fine accomplishment.
Be Strong is primarily about pop-- the kind that is gooey, uplifting, and occasionally goofy.
‘Be Strong’ is one of the smartest and funniest dance records you’ve heard in a long while.
Be Strong, exudes sheer fun as it embraces an honest love of classic House.
Brought together by their mutual appreciation of Chicago House and Detroit techno, Jo Goddard of ‘Hot Chip’ and DJ and record producer, Raf Daddy, following a series of EPs, here release their debut album. An eclectic mix of the aforementioned genres of dance music with others which have arisen since, this is an uplifting and hypnotic collection of tracks. First, there is the House-style of lead single, ‘Work’, and then there is the Hot Chip/House hypnotic appeal of ... read more
#45 | / | Time Out London |
#48 | / | NME |
#55 | / | Uncut |
/ | NPR Music |