Staff Picks: Bicep - Isles

For fans of: Artful Electronic Music

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What they're saying: A review from Alexis Petridis at The Guardian expounds on Bicep’s quest to use dance-floor influences to make a record perfect perfectly suited for home listening, pointing out “you could just put it on headphones and lose yourself in it, treating it simply as a pleasure, which it is.“ And from the NME review of Isles: “While many in the electronic scene have attempted to imitate Bicep’s signature sound, nobody builds melancholy into colourful trance and techno quite like these Irish mates.”

What we say: Great headphone music. Soft synths, creative vocal sample use, reserved techno beats, and an immersive atmosphere make for a perfect late lockdown record. Also, these dudes keep up a killer blog.