Like a balmy breeze from a world of endless summer, Classixx are back withFaraway Reach, a buoyant follow-up to their 2013 debut -something to cruise to with the top down, from festival fields to the beach, from the dance floor to the shotgun seat.Faraway Reachcasts Classixx's young-but-nostalgic melodies and sublime chords in a more mature, restrained light, albeit no less lively and bright. Establishing themselves as producers of note on their debut LP (Pitchfork called them “great songwriters, too”),Faraway Reachdelivers powerfully smooth and soulful jewels that are still decidedly their own -the Classixx signature is one that can’t be traced. Their love of plaintive voices and disco-inspired grooves is as evident as ever, but this time aroundeverything is a bit bolder, the cast is bigger, the melodies distilled into a higher potency -it’s all just as good, but better.The album traverses locales, vocalists and inspirations. It's a fitting movement for the duo, from Venice beach to the mountains of South Africa and everywhere in between -aFaraway Reach.

[Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.]