RECORD OF THE WEEK: Mall Grab - Pool Party [Hot Haus]

This Melbourne producer is hot on everyone's lips at the moment with good reason; Mall Grab dropped his 'Pool Party' EP on Hot Haus earlier this year. The title track on the A-side is pure hype with driving thuds and escalating riffs directing the play. Lending from some cool west coast hip hop synths and twisting vocals, 'BFODAAS' is simply insatiable with it's pistol whipping form and zippy charisma that will get you shooting from the saddle. 'Catching Feelings' is a woozy, blissed out alternative that has been floating around the Australian's sets since last summer and is certainly one for the early hours. You can easily lose yourself in the looping melody and hats off for the seductive Outkast sample that manipulates the track in wonderful fashion. Mall Grab plays at London's Oval Space on Saturday 6th May alongside Tornado Wallace...

4.3/5

Buy: Vinyl / Digital

Words by Oli L