Since relocating to the tropical climate of east London, the Cloudies have kept a relatively low profile, aside from some support slots (Weezer) and the odd festival. So it's surprising that what you really notice with the new record is how much bigger everything sounds. Where 2010's debut Bliss Release was an awesome little indie-pop record, Dream Cave is Cloud Control with a little bit more time, money and experience to spend in the studio, the latter which they've managed to gain in a relatively short time.

Having spent the past couple of years playing to bigger and bigger audiences, it's no wonder the album aims high, as it traverses between indie (Promises), dancehall (Island Living), surf (Moonrabbit), Stevie Nicks (The Smoke, The Feeling) and Fleetwood Mac (Happy Birthday), all the while maintaining Cloud Control's uncanny knack for a catchy chorus and hypnotic melody. The lead single (Dojo Rising) relies on a mix of samples and ridiculous amounts of layering, managing to provide something different to pick out and notice with each listen.

While album two could have been album one repackaged, the gamble with shooting for beyond Thunderdome has utterly paid off, with the record sounding – along with Alistair Wright's cryptic, oft times morose lyrics – something like the next Beach House album if Beach House are aiming to appeal to a wider audience. Dream Cave presents Cloud Control on a much grander scale and, even though it's sad that the four kids we met three years ago have moved on, the people that are before us as grown-ups are something just that little bit better.