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Album Review: Oh Wonder - Ultralife

Madelyn Tait
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"Josephine Vander Gucht and Anthony West's voices combine seamlessly on each and every track."

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Ultralife is the second album from London-based alt-pop duo Oh Wonder.

Josephine Vander Gucht and Anthony West's voices combine seamlessly on each and every track, complemented by the familiar musical sound that helped earn them their large following - warm analogue synths mixed in with some live instrumentation, driving keys, solid beats and clean production.

Album highlights include quirky, upbeat High On Humans; hauntingly beautiful, piano-carried My Friends; and building album-closer Waste.  

With their eloquence and knack for brilliantly simple and catchy melodies, Vander Gucht and West further prove that together they're a force to be reckoned with.