Blog: SoundsXP

Heavenly Beat are a Beach Fossils spinoff from their bassist John Peña but, rather than cool Brooklyn beats, ‘Faithless’ sounds like the dance music that Scandinavian indiepoppers make, with a chilled-out mood built from bossa nova rhythms, acoustic guitars and sun-ripened vocals. And then he hits you with a dubby donkey punch that sends you reeling. ‘Presence’ on the flipside has congas and acoustic guitars creating lush, laidback rhythms. A tropical holiday for the permanently snowed in.