- Music
- 09 May 07
Having just announced an Irish expedition for their Lovebox Festival in July, Groove Armada are likely to be the focus of much attention this summer.
Andy Cato and Tom Findlay’s fifth album has been preceded by the superb single, ‘Get Down’, one of the best of a career considered lengthy by the standards of the notoriously fickle dance end of the market.
London female MC Stush steals the show on the irresistible bass-propelled number which will soundtrack summer nights from Majorca to Ibiza thanks to its feelgood factor of 11.
It sets a standard matched elsewhere on a 15-track set littered with intriguing guests and well-worked collaborations.
The follow-up single is destined to be the exuberant and poptastic ‘Song 4 Mutya’, which features the former Sugababe singer.
Hard-Fi’s lovable frontman Richard Archer adds his trademark melodica to the blissful reggae vibes on the title-track (also home to Groove Armada’s live MC, MAD), and arguably the world’s best drummer Tony Allen props up Candi Staton’s slick and soulful romp through the Philly-disco vibes of ‘Paris’.
Diversity is the key on this romp through a myriad of styles that somehow gels. Even Simon Lord from Simian Mobile Disco and Alan Donohue from The Rakes manage to fit in. And the most chilled-out track, the otherworldly ‘From The Rooftops’ featuring Jack McManus, works a treat in such lively surroundings.