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Neon Heights (Tom Bailey, Mandisa Dumezweni, Cal Gibson and Simon White) create music for grown-ups appealing on so many levels. Take the Beatles-esque "Listen To The Music", which sounds like a pastiche of George Harrison and the All Saints' "Never Ever". In fact, the vocal is lifted from an obscure BBC recording from the wonderfully named Fearless Fred's Amazing Animal Band, but is abstract enough to satisfy even the most eclectic of tastes. The music here is typified by rich instrumentation, folk-like soulful vocals that even Carole King would be proud of, and an instinctively groovy vibe which infuses everything they attach their name to. A Hot Trip To Heaven is an album you'll instantly reach for after a night out to readjust your equilibrium and make sense of it all. With beats at best languid, musicianship of the highest order, and songs of palatable depth, I can already see the accolades starting to mount. Along with the aforementioned Crazy Penis, Neon Heights are one of the most exciting bands to emerge from the British dance scene since Massive Attack. Shiva. 2005.