Lonely Ghosts - Return From the Search Party

Despite the best efforts of day-glo horrorshow Brokencyde to taint the marriage of Chiptune-esque electronics and shrieked vocals in minds and ears forever, the combination remains theoretically sound. Lonely Ghosts offer proof of its continued legitimacy on Hush Up; despite shades of lyrical juvenility elsewhere (“When I was young I didn’t trust anyone who didn’t have any problems”), the electro-pulse/throaty scream mix raises neither bile nor giggles.

Elsewhere, echoes of Johnny Foreigner in the artwork find further resonance in the tight riffs; Bloc Party (post-unanimously agreed ‘good’ period, pre-unanimously agreed ’bad’ period) are a recurring presence; while the Sega-Lucksmiths gentility of Glasgow Covered In Snow takes things far, far away from mosh and glow stick mish-mash territory. It’s a sound the NME might have excitedly built a tour around a few years back, and though it won’t change your life, it might make it that little bit more colourful. [Chris Buckle]