Owl City
Fireflies
Island Records

This currently sits at number one in the Top 40 with its shiny heavily treated melodies and joyous chorus which may well annoy the hell out of you by this time next week. However, they are a set of remixes at hand to supply an antidote and first in line is the excellent Leo Zero Remix which feels both strangely Balearic in tone and warmly cinematic in scope. Great bassline, great effects and not too many annoying melodies to get in the way either. Two Marlow versions follow which both break up the beats to give a chunkier feel, though again the Dub wins out. Also available are the Sanna & Pitron mixes and it’s down to their Main Room version to actually do the vocals the required justice with an accessible, progressive backing.

4 Out Of 5

Reviewed By: Greg Fenton