This record took me a second listen to appreciate. It’s been five years since Miami Horror’s last album, Illumination, and I don’t know why All Possible Futures has taken so long. The record doesn’t sound especially new or exciting, and it’s one that I’ll understand people disliking, but it’s quite nice to listen to. It’s very chilled out synth-pop that doesn’t seem to try too hard.
It took me two listens because it wasn’t quite what I was expecting from Miami Horror. The Melbourne band’s previous releases have always made me feel like dancing, but All Possible Futures doesn’t inspire the same enthusiasm. It’s an album for lazy days by the pool, rather than anything that requires energy. Expectations aside, though, it’s a dreamy, hazy record that showcases the group’s production talents. Love Like Mine is definitely a standout track, which taps into a lot of different influences and conjures images of the ’80s in my imagination. All Possible Futures will be well complemented by long summer days followed by warm summer nights.
BY MEGGAN TURNER
