Live Review: Le Youth 'Feel Your Love' ft. Javeon
Befitting of his moniker, Le Youth sounds sentimentally familiar: 'Feel Your Love' is a throwback to a time of simpler musical pleasures.
Befitting of his moniker, LE YOUTH sounds sentimentally familiar. He's got that kind of bouncy house aesthetic that could've been stamped at almost any time during the past twenty years: a sound at once modern and yet thoroughly nostalgic for the vibes of yesteryear.
As fact would have it, he's only been on the scene for a couple of years. Hailing from the City of Angels, LE YOUTH (aka Wes James) grooved his way onto the airwaves in 2012 with his breezy, CASSIE-sampling/covering hit 'C O O L'. Having only been released in 2006, CASSIE's 'Me & U' might not seem overly 'nostalgic' as far as R&B house sampling goes—but LE YOUTH casts out further than that when reeling in the vibes for his latest track, 'Feel Your Love'.
'Feel Your Love' is a throwback to a time of simpler musical pleasures: when dance-happy meant radio-friendly meant hit-selling chart-topper. Positive energy's the name of the game here. It's channelling the kind of groovy late 90s/early 00s bliss that could've sat shoulder-to-shoulder with ERIC PRYDZ and BASEMENT JAXX on Friday night Rage sessions: playful, spry-fingered keys ricocheting under falsetto vocal hooks, courtesy of smooth-tongued pop prince JAVEON.
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JAVEON's feature adds a certain heart-melting, swoony gloss to the track. It's sexy, but in a clean and innocent way: like a boner at your high school disco. He just wants to feel your lovin'. LE YOUTH's infectious beats won't leave you with much of a say in the matter.
Words by Gavin Butler
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