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Cat: HVNLP 182. Rel: 28 Sep 20
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Side 1 - Track 1. Rare Air Side 1 - Track 2. Vapour Side 1 - Track 3. Downstream Side 2 - Track 1. Citations Side 2 - Track 2. Memory Palace Side 2 - Track 3. Automatic

Given that Mildlife's 2018 debut album Phase was both rather brilliant and a rip-roaring commercial success, this hotly anticipated follow-up will get plenty of attention. And rightly so, because Automatic may well be even better than its illustrious predecessor. Musically, it features the same unique mix of vintage krautrock synths, jazz-funk instrumentation and enjoyably organic grooves, just this time round they've stepped it up another notch or two. The Aussie combo is in fine form throughout, dotting between the Steely Dan style warmth of 'Rare Air', the Brit Funk style weightiness of 'Vapour', the cosmic, art-rock influenced haziness of 'Downstream', the almost horizontal bliss of nine-minute epic 'Citations', the colourful live nu-disco goodness of 'Memory Palace' and the seductive sweetness of 'Automatic'.