Ghost Carnival

The Toulouse trio brings out the disco ball with "Ghost Carnival", their second summer electro-pop album with multiple collaborations... Lasting just over 30mins, "Ghost Carnival" is as short as it is sweet, but it makes sure that not a moment is spared, with the warm feeling of a summer’s day shining down from the outset. "Holiday Reverie", their first single, follows the French-horned, Arthur Russell inspired intro "Simple, Classic, Beautiful" that provides just enough skip to start your step. The glistening electro-pop of "Midnight Cruising" and band-favourite "Come to My Empire" fall neatly either side of "Winter in the Sun" that features the brilliant vocal talent of British singer Findlay Brown. Two more friends then join the party, with Puro Instinct leader Piper Kaplan and the 9 years-old Freya Parry providing the female touch on both "Beyond Paradise" and "Ghost Carnival" to brilliant effect. There’s one last blast of Italo strings with the dance floor driven "Sleepwalker", before "Goodnight Kiss" provides the perfect, and memorable, goodbye the album so deserves.

It will have you clicking repeat, over and over. As Chiquinho invites us all to, "close your eyes and come to my empire"...