Mid Air by Romy

Mid Air, released on 8 September 2023 on Young, is the first solo album from Romy Madley Croft, the xx's guitarist and co-vocalist, going out under just her first name. She produced it mostly with Fred Again and Stuart Price, and it trades the xx's hushed, late-night minimalism for the mirror ball: dance-pop that owes a debt to Everything but the Girl and Calvin Harris, all pumping four-on-the-floor beats and big, cathartic choruses.

She has described it as her tribute, a love letter of sorts, to the queer nightclubs of her youth, and the songs deal in love, grief and mental health, the kind of dance music that lets you cry on the floor and keep moving. "Enjoy Your Life" is the one that made the countdowns. Critics were warm, the record reached 15 in the UK, and "Strong" earned a Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Recording.

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