Nine years after his first solo album In Colorthe composer, DJ and member of The XX returns (finally) with an ode to dance floors, to its euphoric properties (the groove of Treat Each Other Right goes to our heads from the opening), or even therapeutic. The melancholy of the first album here gives way to a furious desire to let off steam in a community, an impression enhanced by the many guests: friends Romy and Oliver on the jerky soul-dance of Waited All NightRobyn on galvanizing house with funk tones Lifethe Australians of The Avalanches on the singular groove house with hints of 1990s dance All You ChildrenAmerican house composer Honey Dijon on the powerful Baddy on the Floorits 4/4 house rhythm hitting the floor with force, the piano chords laid over the vocal samples — true to form, Jamie XX masters the refined rhythmic patterns, dependent on the English garage heritage, to that of judicious sampling. Famous album, from the first to the last hip sway.
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