Album Review: Ocean Alley - Lost Tropics

It's not often that a record transports you to a particular place and time in your life — Ocean Alley's Lost Tropics floated me back to the cliffs of Uluwatu. 

Deep, stoned out guitars drenched in reverb haze in and out of semi-consciousness, the impossibly languid pace of Partner In Crime — its sax solo in particular — wraps you up in warm sensuality. The forgettable nature of songs such as Millionaires comes from their simplicity — the ABC song structure and one-drop reggae rhythms of the band's branding are best when stirred up with a little heaviness in Fly On The Wall, the upbeat hook of pre-loved single Holiday or the playfulness of Jellyfish. You'll smell Sex Wax and salt when you give this a spin.