Strange Collective – Super Touchy EP

Psych-rockers Strange Collective start the party for their debut EP and, like every great host, they're confident, well-prepared and a little bit tipsy. Raucous title track Super Touchy is hardwired to encourage gross doings; crunchy garage riffs and a sneaky change in tempo persuade you that yeah, fuck it, what's the worst that could happen? Before you know it, you're gorging on a munchy box and stuck waiting for the 5am bus.

Strange Collective's capers aren't groundbreaking. Wasted has obvious radio aspirations and that's no bad thing, but do we need another ode to post-party regret? A final 38 seconds of surging, foot-down rock'n'roll is plenty fun enough to shut up any doubts. Heavy is the EP's most adventurous track by far, turning down the volume to reveal some sensitivity behind the bravado – 'I know where I'm going,' they assure us, before diving straight back into the pit. It's impossible not to join them.