Dopamine

"Børns' gorgeous falsetto and breathless delivery add a slinky sexuality to each track, especially on "Dug My Heart" - which contains an odd dubstep gurgle ("dub" my heart?) that sounds jacked from Muse's "Madness" -- and "American Money," a spaced-out slow jam reminiscent of a Lana Del Rey tune slathered over OneRepublic. Everything here is coated thick with honey. Elsewhere, his other influences come to the party, with tastes of Led Zeppelin (a little "D'yer Mak'er" on the slow-burning "Clouds") and the Bee Gees (on both the funky-as-hell, MGMT-lite title track and the digital stank of "Holy Ghost"). All these influences might make it sound like he's stuck in the '70s, but the impeccable production quality sticks him firmly in the 2010s. Listeners will be rewarded with a nice hit of feel-good vibes, which may leave them lusting for more. With the voice of an angel, Børns is set to blow up big with Dopamine. Baby, he's like lightning in a bottle".

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"If Coachella ever custom-made a pop act, the festival wouldn't go far wrong with Garrett Borns. The Michigan singer looks and sounds like he's stepped out of Velvet Goldmine, high-fived Lana Del Rey, added an unnecessary accent on his surname and gone into the studio for the sole purpose of making girls in crochet shorts feel like they're having the time of their lives but also a little bit sad at the same time. With some heavyweight help from Born To Die producer Emile Haynie and Kanye collaborator Jeff Bhasker, they hoover psych-pop (10,000 Emerald Pools), brooding rock (Clouds), 80s prom-pop (Past Lives), soul (Fool) and even glam (Electric Love) into a emphatic, high-intensity sound as Garrett's voice ranges from feathery falsetto to, in places, Katy Perry".

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