All Your Friends, released on Parlophone Records, sees the band move into new sonic territory with pulsing
basslines and pacing drum beats, really taking their sound to the next level.
This time they're back to their indie roots - or at least back on an indie label after years with a major - though the band's ear for melody, infectious
basslines and singalong choruses are all present and correct.
The Herefordshire singer has left her indie-folktronica beginnings to fully embrace pure pop with big-name producers: 16 tracks of catchy hooks, prominent
basslines and simple lyrics.
Audrey Tait fused versatile hip-hop beats with a faster Ziggy Modelistestyle funky drum sound to Fraser Sneddon's rolling
basslines, with rapper Louie adding spoken word textures.
All surly
basslines and slow-motion pop hooks, with production from Birthday Party legend Rowland S.
- Step sequencer for the
basslines and the drum machines.
Single BRASSROOTS Black Eyed Friday SLAMMING drums, floor-shaking tuba
basslines and a screaming sax solo work perfectly in this funk number from the horn and drum heavyweights.
Thumping
basslines, sizzling meat and tooting whistles filled the air as giant floats made their way from Westbourne Park Underground station, up Kensal Road, along Ladbroke Grove and down Westbourne Grove.
Caribbean dancehall flavours replete with heavy
basslines, Eastern rhythms in places, and Elizabethan-style strings in the intro to create a truly eclectic, chilled dance mix.
Girl Gone Wild, with its hypnotic
basslines, is an ideal opener, swiftly followed by Gang Bang, which shows a more aggressive side to the singer as she swears and makes mock gunshot sounds.
An original member of The Selecter, he lit up the stage with his flowing
basslines and flowing dreadlocks.
The
basslines are thick, the occasional falsetto vocals well-judged and hooks memorable.