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SUPER EXTRA BONUS PARTY
Super Extra Bonus Party
Alphabet Set
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Narrowcasting is not a musical notion that you'll find Super Extra Bonus Party subscribing to on their debut album. The Irish collective, along with a couple of indie-scene vocalists and a storming Brazilian MC, kick out the jams with a barrage of magnificent sounds and shapes. There's clattering electro, hypnotic indie-pop drones, a bit of dreamy ambience, a belt of dirty hip-hop rudeboyisms, and moments where all of the above appear to come perfectly together in one very deep and wide soundclash. What makes the album so exciting is how joined up the whole affair sounds. From Nina Hynes trilling sweetly on Dorothy Goes Home to Rodrigo Teles ramraiding the mic for Favourite Things and the wonderfully fused energy on Propeller, each track goes beyond dabbling to link naturally to what comes before and after. www.superextrabonusparty.com JIM CARROLL

Download tracks: Favourite Things, Propeller, On the Skyline