"Midnight Oil" does my job for me, really. The fact Bob Moses chose to actually title their Upfront – and with one that both evokes a black slick and alludes to witching-hour sessions dedicated to honing skills – tells you all you need to know.

It's patently obvious that the N.Y.-via-B.C. duo pour a lot of due consideration into their art. It's telling in the music they make: dripping with emotion, and replete with acoustic flourishes, they nail the softly twinkle + light bump with panache. It's fairly close to Frank and Tony, which makes perfect sense, given both acts nestle up on Brooklyn imprint Scissor and Thread.

That they were afforded proper room to develop is fortuitous. Had the boys arrived a few years prior, they may well have been lumped with the slow-mo druggy house set, disappearing into the quagmire for good. Instead, mirroring their music, and opted to pace it gently. Recent release All In All gathered up the various 12"s and EPs but a full-length proper (Days Gone By) will be dropping in a couple of months.

We initially thought this mix would be a direct keyhole into that forthcoming LP – it is, but not as we expected. Instead of leaning heavily on their own material, the nocturnal knights decided to painstakingly restitch, retool and reinterpret key influences instead, bringing it all closer in line with their sound world. Subtle craftsmanship is the name of Bob Moses' game throughout.

And to be honest any mix that finds room for Sufjan Steven is a winner in our eyes.