Kevin Bronson on January 26th, 2016

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It’s been more than a year since Wildcat! Wildcat! dispensed any of its airy electro-pop into the atmosphere. Today, a year and a half after their debut “No Moon at All” was released, they return as a pair of Jesses — Carmichael and Taylor, respectively, with Michael Wilson having amicably departed last year. The new single “Straight to the Top,” co-produced by the duo and Ran Jackson of the Daylights, finds Wildcat! Wildcat! pretty much picking up where they left off — nimble beats, sublime melody and a falsetto chorus that points the way straight to the top. The song is the first in a series of singles the duo has planned for this year. “We wanted to get back to how we started, by releasing songs individually along with their own artwork,” the duo says. “We have thrown ourselves into our work … so it seems natural to let the songs breathe a little. We couldn’t be more thankful to our fans who have supported us and been waiting for new music for over a year.”

||| Stream: “Straight to the Top”