Delorean - Subiza

Although Delorean has been around since 2000, they only began popping up on the indie-radar last year with the ep Ayrton Senna. Originally from Basque country, the band relocated to Barcelona where their musical stylings became a mishmash of rock, pop and dance. Although most of the tracks on Subiza follow a pretty rigid formula, it doesn't grow wearisome. Dance music figures heavily in these songs, but techno it ain't. Think the atmospherics of M83 with the buoyancy of Phoenix. Or perhaps one could make a comparison to Cut Copy, but whereas that band has a cold and mechanical sound Delorean gives a strong sense of the warm Mediterranean locale that they now call home.  With song titles like 'Endless Sunset,' 'Come Wander' and 'Warmer Places,' it's pretty clear that Delorean aren't reaching for deep meaning and that suits these songs just fine. 

Unfortunately, Delorean set the bar pretty high on their previously mentioned ep Ayrton Senna. Although Subiza is solid from front to back, but it never comes close to reaching the ebullience of 'Seasun,' one of my favorite songs from last year. But no matter; Subiza has arrived just in time for summer and after just one listen, you'll know that summer is exactly what these songs were made for.