Georgia brings back good ole 80’s dance music

Georgia - Seeking Thrills
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Georgia shows us why she’s one of the BBC’s sounds of 2020 picks…

Take me back to those dance hall days. Being only just 22, I’ve never really experienced a retro night out—and no, Southampton’s local Popworld and Wigan’s very own Reflex (now also a Popworld) doesn’t count. They say never dream about being born in a different era, and I’d agree but I’m not too pleased about being around in this one either to be honest— sometimes, however, I do wish I’d been around in the ’80s when any animal print was in trend, nobody was judged for wearing leg-warmers and synth had just seemingly been discovered.

Seeking Thrills reawakens that nostalgia within me—a follow up to her 2015 self-titled debut—the album is no doubt, a dance album. No, we’re not talking modern-day EDM, we’re talking good old 80’s dance—or that early 2010’s resurgence we had which birthed any night out’s essential ‘Dancing On My Own’ (by Robyn, but you should know that).

Clearly, the album is inspired by Georgia’s experience of club culture, specifically within Berlin. The first half, specifically ‘Starting Out’ to ’24 Hours’ do admittedly sound very familiar but it’s hardly a criticism, if anything it’s part of Seeking Thrills’ charm. The songs seemingly merge into one as they would on the dance floor, catching the euphoria and elation of not particularly caring or having the ability to pay attention to your surroundings with ‘Mellow (featuring U.K DJ Shygirl)’ and ‘Till I Own It’ being the inevitable come down—when you spot someone across the floor and you think you’re in love but you’re actually just one too many jaegers deep…

The album’s second half, however, is inarguably a lot more different and experimental. It’s less dance, much less ‘poppy’ and almost sounds like something on a sci-fi soundtrack. It’s considerably more anthemic compared to the starting half, suddenly you’re not dancing anymore, rather—listening.

There’s nothing about this album that doesn’t make you want to get up and dance, get sweaty and probably drink a little too much so actually, on second thought—if you are doing Dry Jan (keep going, we all believe in you) you might want to give it a few weeks.

Haiku Review
Dry January
Can do one, because its time
to dance all night long
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