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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Killian Fox

Major Lazer: Peace Is the Mission review – sharply focused third album

Major Lazer
Dancehall goes global: Major Lazer. Photograph: Adriana Zehbrauskas/Polaris

Coherence has never been the guiding principle for this trio led by gallivanting DJ-producer Diplo. They take dancehall and other Caribbean party styles and subject them to rampant globalisation. Still, in comparison with their last album – a forgettable hotchpotch involving guests as diverse as Shaggy, Bruno Mars and a member of Dirty Projectors – this third outing seems almost laser-like in its focus. The more restrained moments, such as hit single Lean On, nicely accentuate the crazed moombahton intensity of tracks such as Blaze up the Fire. Both settings will play well with festival crowds this summer.

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