Felix Cartal
Next Season
(Physical Presents)
3/5
Vancouver DJ and producer Felix Cartal fills soundwaves with clapping high-hat noises and snappy-squirrel electro-beats for just over an hour on his third album, Next Season.
Several of the tracks feature guest musicians, and Cartal also includes his cover of the 1998 New Radicals song “You Get What You Give.”
Most of the lyrics are bright and happy and sit on the top of the sounds Cartal creates, while some darker lyrics emerge between the deeper tones on the album. The track “Mood” is an example of the happier and more upbeat side of the album, with surface-level lyrics like “every week is a holiday” and “never ever felt so good.”
The best track on this album is “Overused,” which slows down its 1:57 min with an intriguing tempo and lyrics.
Next Season is just what fans will expect, and a tiny bit more. Original? No. Reliable? Yes.