LP Review, October 2007, iDJ MagazineNeon Heights You Make Love To Robots And You Wonder What People Are For Bocajito Records (UK), BOCACD005 Nottingham's Neon Heights have always been one of those acts capable of flashes of brilliance. Consider their 1999 downtempo anthem '16 Again' or their inspired, Rob Da Bank-endorsed cover of The Jam's 'That's Entertainment'. Yet for all the highs, they've yet to fully realise their potential. 2005's 'A Hot Trip To Heaven' album was certainly very good, but perhaps not quite the breakthrough set many expected. So what of 'You Make Love To Robots', their third long-player could this be their 'next level' moment? Perhaps. It's certainly their strongest and most cohesive set yet, a lazy stroll through soulful pastures that benefits enormously from their graduation to a fully-fledged live band. 'You Make Love To Robots' has an infectious warmth: all deep bass, cosy Rhodes (provided by the brilliant Tom Bailey) and sympathetic guitars. What really sets the album apart from its predecessors, though, is the consistency of the songs on offer. From the disco-funk fun of 'Love Hound' to the jaunty 'Dreaming' via three brilliant J Todd collaborations, there's little in the way of filler. By the time the breathtakingly Balearic closer 'A Beautiful Thing' comes around, you're left in no doubt that Neon Heights are the finished article. Their moment may have finally arrived. 4/5 Matt Anniss LP Review Mixmag, Oct 07 NEON HEIGHTS YOU MAKE LOVE TO ROBOTS AND WONDER WHAT PEOPLE ARE FORIs that James Taylor? In Mixmag? Is it really the king of 60s easy listening guitar whose Fire And Rain is sampled on the first track of this album, an artist even Lemon Jelly's Fred Deakin might shy away from? Yes indeed, but what follows is a lot less surprising: a little bit of hip hop, a bit of soul, a whole lot of groovy jazz. In fact there is a a definite George Benson vibe to this offering, though thankfuly there's no sax. In this context, the polemic 'Pray For New Orleans' sounds strangely out of place, like meeting Che Guevara sipping Manhattans in a rooftop cocktail bar. If you have a soft spot for Sade and black polo necks worn under a suit jacket, you'll love this.Three stars BURN Walked OUt This Morning, A Beautiful Thing LIKE THIS TRY Common 'Finding Forever'
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