On Vacation

CFCF\'s *On Vacation*, released on Ibiza\'s International Feel label, picks up where *The Colours of Life* left off: Floating atop a cushion of reverb, it’s a buoyant investigation of Balearic music at its dreamiest. The pitter-pat congas and balmy guitar riffs of \"Fleurs Laisses Dans Un Taxi\" and \"Pleasure Centre\" evoke Sade; the synths and acoustic guitars of \"Vermont\" recall \'80s new age music. \"Sate Padang\" braids soprano sax, marimba, and fretless bass into a sunny waltz, while the ambient \"In the Courtyard\" has serious emotional depth for a two-minute miniature.

Vacation, the second in a new series of mini-albums for the Ibiza-based International Feel label, is rich with Balearic textures: marimbas, choral synth pads, creamy soprano sax, acoustic guitars run through shimmering digital reverb. It takes cues from genre staples like Penguin Café Orchestra, Wally Badarou, and Sade.

Montreal native Michael Silver's fifth LP as CFCF, On Vacation, is the second entry in Uruguayan label International Feel's recent mini-albu...