In a rather alarming development, electronic duo Digitalism – Hamburg-based Jens Moelle and İsmail Tüfekçi – are into their third decade as a musical concern. How did that happen?!
For clues, look no further than Optimism, their first album of the 2020s. In news that will come as no surprise, it delivers exactly what the title promises. On one hand it harks back to the mid-2000s, when we were saturated with the filtered electro / rock hybrid that labels like Kitsuné threw at us like an invigorating drink. Standout Digitalism tracks of the time were ‘Pogo’, ‘Zdarlight’ and ‘2 Hearts’ – and now they can be joined by the likes of ‘Starburst’, which still offer these highs as Digitalism bring the party to yours. The assertion is that although our world and quality of life might not…