The Sunsh!ne Beat Vol. 1 is available ! If you want a cd, a vynil or a digital copy, feel free to click on the link below and hit the official bandcamp of the band.

We all know those albums where every song is a potential hit single. Tahiti 80’s first album in four years takes that idea one step further by imagining itself as a variegated selection of songs bristling with energy, vitality and immediacy, brought together on one banging compilation. 

The Sunsh!ne Beat vol. 1 is a garland of sunkissed hits that could even be from different bands, although they were all written and recorded by the same band in the same studio. They’re songs raring to be played and to be taken as seriously as Nuggets box sets or as superficially as a playlist streaming through an open window to accompany an epic summer barbeque. It’s a pop album with a beautiful luster that belies the depth of songwriting craftsmanship. A serious endeavour that’ll ensure a good time. An album to savour or use as a means of escape - especially in these times of uncertainty.

And then there’s that title; a portmanteau of styles, conflating Xavier Boyer’s beloved sunshine pop with a distinctive groove on each track. The Sunsh!ne Beat set up a handy sine qua non for the band to follow in the making of each track: Is there enough sunshine? Is there a beat?