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  • Summary: The second full-length release for the electronic duo of Michael David and Tyler Blake features guest appearances from Harriet Brown, De Lux, Alex Frankel, How To Dress Well, Isles, Nonku, Panama, Passion Pit, and T-Pain.
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  1. Jun 21, 2016
    80
    Faraway Reach is a happy place full of group hugs and big shiny grooves.
  2. Jun 15, 2016
    80
    There are a few misses (e.g. the melodically muddled T-Pain cameo “Whatever I Want”), but almost everything here works on some level.
  3. Jun 20, 2016
    80
    Recorded in Sydney, New York and California, ‘Faraway Reach’ bursts with sun-soaked vibes.
  4. Jun 15, 2016
    77
    At various points, Faraway Reach is: a shrug; a call-to-arms; a balm. At its best, it's all these things at once.
  5. Jun 15, 2016
    70
    It never gets boring, it moves quickly, and it often hits lofty heights where the melodies, music, voices, and beats all combine as one to do what the best dance music does: Transport the listener to a sweaty, uplifted dancefloor packed with like-minded revelers.
  6. 65
    “Grecian Summer” seems like a Hanging Gardens off-cut, all bouncy beats and twinkling synths, whilst “Faraway Reach” is a blissed-out, breezy tune with just the right amount of funk. These moments are, however, disappointingly few and far between.
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