Suddenly Summer

One glance and the whole city changes temperature. On Suddenly Summer, Simone Ledoux turns the breathless space before certainty into seven bright, physical synth-pop songs: fountain spray, taxi windows, borrowed clothes, messages drafted and deleted, and plans made much too soon.

The record keeps the emotional candour of House Lights but lets daylight in. Hard electronic drums and rubbery bass carry choruses that lift without losing their shadows. Simone knows she is getting ahead of herself. This time, she decides that might be the point.