

Perhaps the biggest takeaway from Bermuda is how full and vibrant it all sounds, but it's also worth noting how Sutherland treats the vintage style without so much as a knowing wink. For him, there's nothing remotely insincere about a pitch-perfect homage to jazzy disco-funk, and that energy pulses through each silky groove. "Bermuda" is the uptempo high-stepper, complete with a fat bass synth and hard-smacking claps, while "New Paradise" fills out the B-side with deep, bubbly soul. They both seem to aim for the more restrained side of late '70s/early '80s T.K. Disco fare, and yet Katz's ear for interwoven harmonies and natural performances lift them high above simple pastiche. Bermuda is a densely melodic and unabashedly joyous record, the kind that sneaks up on a crowd and puts them in a frenzy before they realize why they're moving.
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Published /
Wed / 29 Jul 2015 -
Words /
Patric Fallon -
Tracklist /
A1 Bermuda
B1 New Paradise
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