Understandably after the onslaught of Christmas and New Year, things are moving slightly slower in Shazam HQ. One thing that has helped shake off the winter blues is Aeroplane’s glorious remix of Lindstrøm & Christabelle’s ‘Baby Can’t Stop’. The Belgian duo offers a typically stripped back cosmic rework of the song. Its spectral opening takes Christabelle’s vocal and pairs it with an irresistible bass line. The track has been a key feature of the pair’s recent DJ sets and is certain to remain in their rotation for the rest of the year.
Friendly Fires have been one of the most exciting British bands to breakthrough in recent years. Their heady mix of dance, punk-funk and just the right amount of pop music polish has won them fans from across the board. Now, fresh from a triumphant Glastonbury performance, Friendly Fires deliver their new single, ‘Kiss Of Life’.
Featuring layers of South American percussion surrounded by the familiar Friendly Fires disco stomp, the track is yet another perfectly danceable pop song. Produced by Paul Epworth, who has recently worked wonders for Jack Peñate’s street cred by injecting an air of Balearic cool into his sound, the record has a rhythmic vibe that’s reminiscent of Talking Heads’ ethnic beat experiments.
The new track makes up part of a special deluxe edition of their Mercury nominated, self titled album, ‘Friendly Fires’. Featuring ‘Kiss Of Life’, video footage of the band’s live show and the truly amazing Aeroplane remix of the band’s earlier single, ’Paris’, the new version of the album is likely to bring the band much wider acclaim now the Mercury Award limelight has been shone on the group.
