Moonbeau - Up All Night @_moonbeau @soulsteprecords #moonbeau #80s #synths #synthpop #dance #soulsteprecords As I have learned over the past few years thanks to my friends at Soul Step Records, Cincinnati has a LOT going on in the way of great music and as someone unfamiliar with the area, I really had no idea. Some of my favorite albums of the last few years have come out of that city and Moonbeau's brand new "Up All Night" just might find itself in that category before long too (I need a while to live with an album before I make big declarations, ok?!). The general public sale of this album started today and I will warn you that 1) there are only 100 of these rainbow swirly pressings total and 2) they technically went on sale on Saturday to mailing list subscribers so you really don't have much time to waste if you give this one a shot and want one of your own. Up All Night is their sophomore effort and it does not disappoint. I spoke a lot about Multimagic over the past year and how much I found their positive, fun, and uplifting vibes to be exactly what I (and I think, you!) need during this neverending dumpster fire of a year. Moonbeau has captured my attention for the same reason...the music is evocative of happier times, late summer parties out in the back yard, beach afternoons with a little too much sun, the excitement of making eye contact for the first time with someone you fall in love with. It's beautifully crafted pop music, that is for sure, but they've also created an aesthetic that nods to both the contemporary nostalgists (think The Naked and the Famous, etc.) and also the 80s heavyweights without being derivative. No, this sounds like it should be soundtracking a John Hughes movie, but not because they've copied Modern English. They're easy to find on the internet and I suggest you head over to Soul Step's landing page for the album and give the tracks (and video!) a listen. But don't sleep, this one will sell out pretty quickly and you'll end up feeling like all of us who keep trading stories about how we ALMOST got a PS5 that one time... http://www.soulsteprecords.com/ssr073 Beautiful album, friends! https://www.instagram.com/p/CH8tLZqnh_c/?igshid=1qt94eirizhlk
