VIBES! Odesza, consisting of Harrison Mills (Catacombkid) and Clayton Knight (BeachesBeaches), formed in 2012 while the members attended Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. Summer’s Gone is the duo’s self-released 2012 debut, and it sets the tone for the chill and soothing brand of electronic music the group has been successfully pursuing since. Cut up vocals, harmonies, and earworm melodies are awashed over various rhythmic patterns (4-on-the-floor to hip-hop oriented) and gliding basslines, and just as the title suggests, the tracks curate a sunny but also somewhat subdued feelperfect soundtrack for lazy summer afternoons or post-Labor Day weekend getaways.

• black vinyl pressing
• original release year: 2012
• music label: Foreign Family Collective 2018

reviewed by pocari papi 07/18