Mall Grab: What I Breathe (Looking For Trouble)
Something was bugging me about Mall Grab. A needle in my memory. After days of pondering, the penny dopped. I’d tried to write a review of the Australian producer’s debut album back in the summer, and no-one got back to me with the information I needed. That pinprick of memory was frustration, a feeling in absolute opposition to this brilliantly refreshing album.
Low-burning electronic jams, warm flowing chords, bass-heavy armchair techno loops. And in Love Reigns, a sunny piano house stormer worthy of a Confidence Man video of people pratting about in a hot air balloon. Taking influences from a history of house, this album is jolly, populist, festival-friendly and a real palate cleanser in this dense album countdown.
Pitchfork hated it, so it must be good. There. I finally published my review.
Curious track: I Can Remember It So Vividly steals all of Nintendo's bleeps and turns them into something uber cool.
Album feels: An all-you-can-eat buffet, without the bloated feeling afterwards.
Cover art: Dog, dog, dog, man, dog, dog, dog.
From another website: It's all held together by great pacing, frankly amazing production and a lack of cynicism that feels refreshing, open-hearted to the very last moment. (Resident Advisor)
This is part of a series of the Best Electronic Music Albums of 2022. Read it all here.
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