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Album Review: Baio - Mira

Other bits tend toward the ‘summery instrumental’ default, but he’s apparently having fun.

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The eponymous Baio is Vampire Weekend's bassist Chris, who keeps himself occupied with the mostly old electronic cut-and-pastings of his second outing under this guise. As with many such sideline projects, it sometimes feels like he's trying a little too hard to use all his ideas, and so sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Title track opener might rely a little too much on twisting the pitch-shift knob, but almost immediately redeems itself with the genuine bright pop of Welterweight. Other bits tend toward the 'summery instrumental' default, but he's apparently having fun.