lovetempo - lovetempo EP

What we have here is the first-ever release from Lovetempo, a new solo project from Mattie Safer, who’s best known as the bassist for NYC punk-funk outfit The Rapture, as well as his slo-mo stylings under the Poolside moniker. On this evidence, Lovetempo will slot in neatly between the two: less strident and attitude-y than the former but more dancefloor-oriented than the latter. Most of the EP’s five original cuts sit somewhere between Balearica, indie soul and melancholy electronic pop, but it’s Nick Catchdubs’ stripped n’ strutty, 80s-flavoured remix of ‘Turnaround’ that stands out to these ears.