This is what plays inside Pyloon's Saloon in Jedi: Survivor and it absolutely rules. Respawn pulled in five wildly different real-world acts, including Mongolian folk metal band The HU, Turkish psychedelic group Altin Gun, and indie rockers Joywave, then let them write cantina music filtered through their own sound.
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"Shortpaw's Dance" has this bouncy, almost Balkan energy that feels totally alien yet completely danceable. "Who Mourns for Taris" goes surprisingly melancholic. The whole concept of in-universe jukebox tracks shouldn't work this well, but every song sounds like it genuinely belongs in a galaxy far, far away while still being something you'd throw on at a party.
Star Wars fans who haven't dug into this companion album are missing the best hangout vibes in the franchise.