Cultural Mulch

At first I wasn’t sure about the third Leave Them All Behind. It didn’t seem to have the raw energy of the first one, the tracks seemed to merge. I wondered whether it may be not quite up to scratch of the second release even. But my fears have waned. A lot. It’s a fabulously mixed, bright and energetic selection of tracks that is bang up to date. It channels disco and Divine—the late star of several of John Waters’ films and accomplished pop star—the eighties and the seventies, it’s a bit pop and a little bit sleaze. It’s a floor stomper. Among the highlights are Den Haan’s Release the Beast, MGMT’s Of Moons, Birds and Monsters, One Day by the Juan Maclean—check out Happy House elsewhere—and Simian Mobile Disco’s Audacity of Huge. I want to throw a party and dance. Get it and get up.