★★★★☆
“You’re wasting time again acting ageless”, sings Will Campion on the second track of World Champion’s EP.
It’s a poetic epithet that characterises the band’s approach to its debut; an introspective offering that relishes the experimental flourishes of psych and electronica. The EP is a raw, sometimes jumbled offering, but it feels like that’s exactly the way it was planned.
Avocado Galaxy continues the legacy of psychedelic releases that take the listener on a journey through dream states, although World Champion’s pop sensibilities keep things light with cherubic choruses and breezy synth loops. The lead single is an undeniably infectious groove, but the real pleasure comes from exploring the rest of the songs that complete the ethereal trip.
The tracks fluctuate from the esoteric vocals of ‘Shakes’ to the densely layered ‘Avocado Moon’.Echoing the production of early 2000s electronica, the song’s steady pulse leaves its audience careering softly into the ether, a fitting coda for an EP that is at least loosely themed around some alternate final frontier.
This has been a successful first step for World Champion. Their next will be sure to bring even more excellent adventures into the psych-pop stratosphere.
World Champion’sAvocado Galaxyis available through Future Classic.
