In short, new Simian Mobile Disco single "Audacity of Huge"-- from upcoming album Temporary Pleasure, the follow-up to 2007's small-scale smash Attack Decay Sustain Release is a limber, name-dropping, ear-catching body-mover, sleek and uncluttered and populist. Just to seal the deal, one of the most crossover-friendly electronic dance groups works with Chris Keating, singer for one of Brooklyn's more popular hippie art-rock groups. I can see "Audacity of Huge" being... well, pretty big.
If you've not heard it yet, 'Stylo', the new single by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's rebellious, always-interesting pop project, Gorillaz, is all over the internet today, and you owe it to yourself to track it down immediately.
Whisperings about the forthcoming LP, 'Plastic Beach', imply it will be a typically dynamic, eclectic affair, boasting guest spots from Snoop Dogg, Mark E Smith, Lou Reed and many more.
The sinister groove of "Stylo" catches Albarn and his band of disparate collaborators in a far less buoyant mood than we left them after Demon Days, which should anticipate an interesting sound for their next album. Until then, there's plenty to savour from this wonderful preview of the next album, maybe the single of 2010, so far..? Yes.
