If you ask anyone who had heard the track "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)" what their song of the summer was, they would say that was it. I know it was mine.
Jamie xx's In Colour is certainly one of the best albums of 2015. It's classified as Dance/Electronic music, but it's much more than that. Often I find music of that genre to be frantic and thrown-together. There's not much her lyrically, but this isn't Aesop Rock. Right from the first track, "Gosh", a voice announces "...Keeping the vibe alive!" and Jamie xx does.
What makes In Colour great is its minimalist sound. No track is quite alike - if you had to stick a color to each track, you'd have yourself a rainbow. Of course my favorite tracks would include the Young Thug / Popcaan featuring "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)", but I also have to give special recognition to the steel-drum heavy "Obvs", and probably the closer "Girl". In Colour is almost entirely instrumental, but it speaks volumes.
9/10
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