Like other bummed-out odes to her Los Angeles home (notably Fleetwood MacвЂ™s Tusk-era ballads), Stranger in the Alps is wistful, lonesome, and canny enough to linger in your head hours after your first listen. Her full-length debut, Stranger in the Alps, manages to stretch that intensity to all of its ten songs (plus a brief reprise of the leadoff track вЂњSmoke SignalsвЂќ at the end).

The three tracks on вЂњKillerвЂќ conveyed a weariness that bring to mind mid-career highlights of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, even though Bridgers had just emerged from her teens. Phoebe BridgersвЂ™ 7вЂі release of вЂњKillerвЂќ created enough of a buzz to make her latest album one of the most anticipated debuts of 2017. In the world of electronic music this was most definitely their year. The touchstones were clear from the old-skool house of вЂњGlueвЂќ to the trance of вЂњRainвЂќ and the astounding tech-house of вЂњAuraвЂќ but everything was mixed so intricately and then freshly baked that it felt new and exciting. What they managed to do was iron out and stitch together elements from throughout the history of electronic music to create one of the most distinctive and exciting dance albums of the year.

However, any artist needs more than passion and understanding to make a stellar album. Over the years, the pair have introduced thousands of curious dance music fans to rare and long forgotten cuts through their website and DJ sets. A top 20 chart placing in the UK and a triumphant cover from esteemed club magazine MixMag has cemented their place as one of the most exciting electronic artists of 2017. Even the Belfast born duo Matt McBriar and Andy Ferguson that make up Bicepcould not have expected their debut album to explode the way it has.

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