Bleep

Tropics step out from the shadow of the chillwave umbrella, that was affixed after the Planet Mu debut, 'Soft Vision EP', into the brighter realms of established, dream-pop music making. 'Parodia Flare' dallies with ultra-vivid, indie-rock song writing, that fits comfortable in the current 'shoegaze' revival - elements of classic MBV and pre-Warp Seefeel can definitely be heard. Planet Mu die-hards, fear not; there's enough forward-thinking song-writing and original electronics to satiate appetites for new and exciting music. Highlights include the rousing euphoria of 'Mouves'; the haunting peels of the title track and the tropical, hallucinogenic 'road-trip' of 'Going Back'. Dive in...