If you’re a die-hard Disclosure fan and you’ve been waiting for new tracks to drop? Then the wait is finally over! The British dance music duo have created Caracal, an album that is filled to the brim with trademark Disclosure bangers.
Bouncing from the back of their worldwide success album Settle with amped singles ‘Latch’ and ‘When A Fire Starts To Burn’ (both which featured in the Triple J Hottest 100 in 2013) the lads had high expectations to match.
So is Caracal this the exciting follow up we’d hoped? We broke the record down into its best bits (hit) and worst (shit) to come to a verdict.
Hit
Collaborations. That’s the juice in the squeeze for this album. Has it been mentioned that The Weeknd, Lorde, Sam Smith, Gregory Porter, Miguel and more all feature on this album. Just wait…check that list again…when’s the last time you’ve seen this many collaborations. (Ok, other than the 1989 tour with Taylor Swift…please it’s Taylor Swift).
He’s got a bit of hype around him at the moment with the success of ‘Can’t Feel My Face‘ but The Weeknd’s track ‘Nocturnal’. This…this will be a HIT! It’s a fusion of deep beats, fist pumping their way into the ethereal groove of your soul, you won’t be able to help those toes from tapping.
Shit
Is there anything shit about this album? Uh, yeah… There are a few tracks you can call standard electronic nightclub mix. Avoid them like the plague! Whatever you do, resist the urge to ‘BangThat’.
Hit
The Sam Smith track ‘Omen’ has already been out for a while now and we all know it’s colossal, so let’s move on. Must admit though, Sam’s voice is angelic and juxtaposed so delightfully with the thwack of an electronic drum mix.
Melancholic monotone melodies (statement), who do you think of? No one else but the darling, dreary, New Zealander, Queen herself, Lorde. ‘Magnets’ is about falling for someone you never expected, an absolute magnetism of attraction and eventually giving into that lust. The chorus is a jumble of percussion and synth that swells to deliver a perkier Lorde.
Hit
[include_post id=”459819″]The Disclosure boys may not sing as cleanly as some of their guests but the track ‘Jaded’ is actually a winner. It has some standard electronic clap beats and simple lyrics that peak in the chorus, but it’s excellent for a dance floor romp.
‘Holding On’ featuring Gregory Porter and ‘Good Intentions’ featuring Miguel also have their moments of brilliance, however, if we continue to carry on like this, you may think it will win album of the century. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
Shit
The album lacks musicality in total. Where are the bridges? Where are the impressive instrumental solos? Lacking. But why, because it’s an electronic dance album, for that, it serves its purpose.
Verdict: Hit
So this album just isn’t a hit, it’s a freakin’ home run! Expect a few Top Ten hits and maybe even some more Triple J Hottest 100 tracks. Whatever you do, play it. Play it hard!
