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As the second in a trilogy of albums, 'Dawn FM' reaches higher highs than its predecessor - 'After Hours' - but also hits lower lows. Interestingly, Abel digs deeper into the 80s and funk sounds that he drew on as inspiration for 'After Hours', and leaves behind a lot of the ambience and atmosphere present on the first album. However, 'Dawn FM' still manages to retains the tension of its predecessor, despite getting rid of many of the elements that gave ... read more

Look, "Burn" is a ridiculously good song. But the truth is I feel bad just for listening to it, especially when several other songs on this album explicitly reference the horrific, deplorable comments Kanye West made prior to its release. The production is probably good, the performances are... to be honest, mediocre for the most part (and only ever reach good at best). The state of the world on a macro level right now is just too much to really take this seriously, especially given ... read more

A close friend introduced me to this album and I am eternally grateful that they did. Absolutely unreal sound. It has such a rich and vibrant sound, and effortlessly carries a beautiful optimism that I found refreshing, as a lot of stuff I had listened to prior to hearing this for the first time was fairly bleak and pessimistic. Although I'm not knowledgeable enough to speak to the exact influences that Mendes & Mendes drew on, the songs have a similar flare to a lot of Brazilian music ... read more

'Geography' is the only other project by Tom Misch I have heard other than this, and so I was very pleased to hear him build on the sound from that album. Sounds a bit more grounded than that album, and yet retains the bright guitars, funky basslines, and spacey sound. "Insecure", "Invincible", and "Cinnamon Curls" are personal favourites of mine.