Nightfreak & The Sons Of Becker

Stand-out moments include the mellifluous acoustic-led groove "Sorrow or the Song", dub-inflected ode to gloom "Grey Harpoon" and the Cramps-style camp of "Migraine", which finds James Skelly repeatedly hollering "My Brain... I think I'm infected with a social decease". With an edgy sense of urgency this unrefined offering is mighty fine indeed, exposing the raw talent that makes the Merseyside sextet one of the most prolific and important UK acts of the moment. --Christopher Barrett