Dublin's merry pranksters of dance regroup with a new full time member and a refreshed sound
Having recruited longtime collaborator MayKay of the now defunct Fight Like Apes as a full time member, Dublin’s merry pranksters of dance have expanded their sonic boundaries and ambitions on their third album. For her part, MayKay is freed of the ear-bleed cacophony of her former band to sing freely on tunes that are, well, actually tunes. Pleasure explodes with a whole new set of pure dance tracks that throb in all the right places. There are future dance floor anthems in the vintage sounding shape of Guy and the immersive ambience of Women in Love, while the brilliantly epic closing track The Comedown mixes atmosphere and monster beats to make the perfect end to a great night. Meaty hooks and intriguing lyrics abound but you’d have to question the wisdom of including Demi Moore, a formulaic house track that seems in search of the same crossover novelty success as Duck Sauce’s 2010 global hit, Barbra Streisand. As their name might suggest, Le Galaxie, are bigger than that.
Alan Corr @corralan
