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Optimism
Electronic · 2024 · 13 tracks · 47m

Optimism

Shimmering house music built on a foundation of 70s disco and soulful vocals. A high-gloss, sun-drenched celebration of rhythm and analog warmth.

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It's basically sunshine in a bottle if that bottle was also a high-end disco sound system.

A relentless, sun-drenched celebration of rhythm and soulful energy that refuses to acknowledge any darkness.

Optimism · vs · Michael Gray
Harmonized+1.7σ

The vocals lean notably further into harmonized than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 47m
01
Ivy
4:28
02
Fly Away
2:55
03
You Got to Remember
3:23
04
Season High
4:10
05
Butterfly
3:58
06
Save Me
3:51
07
All I Want Is You
4:16
08
Where Do We Go From Here
3:45
09
Invincible
3:43
10
Good Times
2:59
11
Virtual Cool
3:46
12
Don’t Want Anybody
3:34
13
Never Let You Down
3:07
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosion of orchestral disco strings that elevates the chorus of Ivy into a cinematic dancefloor peak.
The syncopated, rubbery bassline on Season High that locks into a perfect groove with the filtered synth stabs.
The soulful, gospel-inflected vocal harmonies on Never Let You Down that provide a soaring emotional finale.
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