HEARTBEAT(S)

Since the transnational duo LOL Boys called an indefinite hiatus last year, the group’s LA-based half Jerome LOL has been has been relentlessly prolific, and after gradually throwing out a series of tracks, Canadian based member Markus Garcia presents Home Remedies, his debut album as Heartbeat(s). The record features heavy Chicago and Detroit house influences, and although there’s an unpolished mixtape feel here, Heartbeat(s)’ hypnotic tracks manage to drift deep while still shimmering on the surface.

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