Friendly Fires: Pala – review

(XL)The eponymous 2008 debut by St Albans' finest took them around the world, a voyage relived here in the outstanding Hawaiian Air's tale of take-offs, turbulence and touchdowns and "skipping the meal for a G&T". Otherwise, they build a more sophisticated sound where the first album left off, mixing 80s pop and Ibiza culture into a blissful collision of euphoria and reflection. Tracks sip pina coladas, gaze into sunsets and adopt Kajagoogoo-gooey harmonies and descending Syndrum patterns in a...

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