Soundboy Rock

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.