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Cat: 99WAVE 003. Rel: 1 Mar 21
Balearic/Downtempo

Side 1 - Track 1. Take 15 Side 1 - Track 2. Come On Home Side 2 - Track 1. When You Come By Side 2 - Track 2. Eagle & Swan Side 3 - Track 1. A Girl Like You Side 3 - Track 2. Misty Side 4 - Track 1. Remove All Clocks Side 4 - Track 2. Friends

A warm welcome back to cheeky downtempo twosome Bent, who hear offer up their first studio set for 14 years. Up in the Air is full of neat reminders that what made them so popular first time round, namely a seductive, slinky, atmospheric, sample-heavy sound that tended towards the tongue-in-cheek and was more likely to draw influence from dodgy, radio-friendly 1980s soft-rock singles and vintage easy listening than obscure Balearic beats or austere electronica. There are of course a few differences - it's far more polished than their early works, and even more musically detailed - but for the most part this is vintage Bent. Given how miserable the world is right now, it's rather nice to listen to an album that prioritises cheeriness, quirkiness and musical colour above all else.