all cats are beautiful - thought i saw u in the shop last nite

0800-MOSHI-MOSHI proudly presents thought I saw u in the shop last nite, the second single from all cats are beautiful’s debut EP – the things we made: all cats are beautiful’s Kyle (they/them) and Elena (she/they) describe themselves as “two queer best friends making dance music but for sad people” but that only really scratches the surface of the East London duo’s candlelight post-pop. First meeting when they both worked at an independent cinema, the pair quickly built a friendship, Elena initially providing input on Kyle’s music before becoming a co-conspirator in her own right. The duo take inspiration from several places - an intricately guitar-led cover of Arthur Russell’s Lucky Cloud earlier this year is one signpost to the their sound, while if you listen carefully to the things we made you might find tributes to Owen Pallett and Frank Ocean – but they’re careful not to weigh themselves with too much outside interference. They don’t need to; the pair ha