Is Tropical

Add Date: June 28 

Artist: Is Tropical 

Album: Native To

Label: Kitsuné 

Genre: Indie pop 

Comments: London's Is Tropical is a band that wishes to focus more on the music and less on the hype, if their face-hiding veiled performances are any clue. What we can decipher from the band is that their catchy dance music, which relies heavily on echo and reverb, creates a fun album. Being on the same record label as Two Door Cinema Club and La Roux, it's also easy to see that the music is in that same league of bass-heavy, beat-driven, pop-influenced lo-fi Euro dance music. Yes, the instrumentals can become repetitive and yes, some songs do carry the oft-used beats (why does "I'll Take My Chances" sound so familiar?), but the album is still worth a listen at the end of the day.

Spin tracks 4, 1 and 2.