Shitdisco - Kingdom of Fear (Fierce Panda)
4/5
By: Gareth Roberts
For many people, Glasgow funksters Shitdisco are by name as they are by nature. Playing the part of a bunch of art school pranksters that decided to form a band just because... well, just because they could, and subsequently - or at least apparently - getting by without exerting any effort whatsoever, producing a sound akin to a bunch of chimpanzees let loose in a Dawsons store; its perhaps no surprise that the reception from some quarters has been lukewarm to say the least.
These detractors must have been sharpening their knives expectantly for this, their debut album, but - lo and behold - it looks like they're going to have to bite the bullet this time around, for anyone who criticises this record is likely to ostracised from the realms of credibility faster than you can say 'Och aye, its new rave'.
Kicking off in brilliantly ramshackle fashion with the three singles, 'I Know Kung Fu', 'Reactor Party' and the unutterably fantastic 'Disco Blood', it's clear that these boys mean business. '72 Virgins' takes things to the next level with a sound plucked straight from the classic 80s pop vault, it's the kind of tune that Klaxons would be more than proud of, somehow managing to ingrain itself in your brain to the extent that you actually start to believe its 1987.
'Dream of Infinity' is another classic in waiting, and as such it's likely to be the perpetrator of many a glow stick illuminated throng in the front rows of this year's festival circuit (if the NME hasn't banned the things by then). The years spent 'perfecting' their trade by playing gigs in various rundown Glasgow tenements and portakabins has clearly tightened the reigns on their often want away sound somewhat, evidenced no more aptly than on the excellent 'Lover of Others', a song that is waiting to career off the rails at any second yet somehow manages to hold strong.
'Fear for the Future' wraps an enthralling record up in fine style, and at this point you're wondering why you ever doubted this band for even a second. A fantastic debut, they may be Shit by name, but make no mistake, they're awesome by nature.
Watch the video to 'OK' HERE.
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