Album Review: Savoir Adore - The Love That Remains

This is not the same Savoir Adore that brought us 2013's sprawling LP Our Nature.

With Deidre Muro having departed in 2014, Lauren Zettler (I Am Lightyear) joins Paul Hammer for an album that is as bombastic as its predecessor, but commendably more concise. Recalling the psychedelic dream-pop of MGMT and M83, The Love That Remains piles drifts of glittering synths and evocative beats against big guitar sounds and wistful vocals, to create something that's all shades of upbeat. Ebullient single Giants stands out, but Paradise Gold with its dancefloor stomp and earbusting climax has 'hit' written all over it, while the moodier Lovers Wake and Night Song add texture.