Amoeba Music

Paris-based Oracle Sisters recorded Hydranism on the Greek island of Hydra during the 2020 lockdowns. In what has to be the most romantic pandemic-album backstory of all time, the band sang together in a ballroom, dined in a wine cellar, and made the best of being trapped on an island where the boats were suddenly grounded. Perhaps it’s this sense of adventure and experimentation that gives the resulting album such a dreamy yet angst-free feel. “Tramp Like You” is folksy and charming while “RBH” is one of those catchy, easy-going tracks that’s destined to drift your way across multiple car stereos this summer. “Hot Summer” runs in the vein of Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, and other languid-voiced chroniclers of daily life, in this case, a sax-inflected summer day loaded with possibilities. Hydranism may have a great story behind it, but it’s the well-crafted songs and lovely atmosphere that’ll keep you coming back for more.