The 2 Bears: Be Strong – review

(Southern Fried)The enduring appeal of dance music lies in its functionality, its sexual directness and frisson of nocturnal peril. And then there are those soppy, euphoric nights out, captured here by Hot Chip's Joe Goddard and former PR-turned-DJ Raf Rundell. Be Strong certainly works its glutes, borrowing from house, disco, techno, hip-hop and even (on the conscience-pricking "Time in Mind") a bit of Blur. But like some flashback to 1989, furtive dancefloor gropes are replaced by inclusive cu...

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