I’ve spilled quite a bit of virtual ink over the past handful of years covering the Portuguese DJ and production outfit and JOVM mainstays Bubba Brothers — Eliseu Correia and Justino Santos — and the during that period, the duo have been remarkably prolific, regular releasing banger after banger after banger after banger. 

Continuing upon a period of remarkably prolificacy, the duo began the year with the Diva EP, an effort dedicated to their beloved dog Nikki, “who was more than a companion; she was the soul and diva of the household,” as the duo explain. The EP featured

• Title track “Diva,” a sleek, slickly produced deep house banger that channels Larry Levan, Octo Octa and fellow JOVM mainstay LutchamaK featuring layers of rolling and propulsive percussion, a sultry vocal sample paired with tweeter and woofer rattling thump that continues a remarkable run of euphoric bangers.
• “Music Is My Drug,” a euphoric, deep house banger that effortlessly meshes Larry Levan-like house with tribal house in a way that sounds as though it would be heard at a club in Ibiza, as well as Berghain.

The duo return with “Hangover (Feel Like A Zombie)” another slickly produced banger anchored around twinkling percussion, tweeter and woofer rattling thump, skittering beats, woozily glistening synth arpeggios and a vocal sample that tells of being hungover from partying — and that they’d do it all over again. It’s Friday y’all. Everything is on fire. Party. Meet some new people. Get fucked up. Repeat.